The Deadly Duet
Chapter 7: Gotta Do Watcha Gotta Do...
--Li Underground Squad—
"Hey Li, what happened?" Takashi came out of the house as Syaoran's dented ferrari pulled up on the front. "Damn! What's wrong with your car?" he screamed as he saw the car.
"It's obviously dented, why you even asked, idiot," Syaoran glared at him coldly. "Call some men to fix it up," he ordered. Takashi, still astonished, his eyes still on the car, took out his cell. "Honestly Takashi, you're more concern of the car instead of what could've happened to us," Sakura said jokingly.
"K sorry, I hope you guys are fine," he said, but then back to what he was going to do. Sakura shook her head then walked in the house.
"Syaoran! What happened?" Chang ran up to Syaoran as he walked in. "Some men attacked us as I was going back from my house," he stated calmly. He walked deeper into the house to the meeting chamber. Chang tailed him.
"Sakura! You're okay?" Tomoyo came with worried face. "I'm fine Tomoyo," Sakura said with a weak smile.
'You might fine physically, but not mentally, it's in your eyes,' Tomoyo thought. "You look fine indeed. Physically," she said. Sakura looked at her in confused. "And what do you mean by that?" she asked.
"Actually not a point, glad you're fine, come I think there's gonna be some kind of the group's meeting, that's why Li called all the members," Tomoyo said. Sakura nodded and followed her to the meeting chamber.
"Someone sent them to get rid of you, who do you think sent them, Li?" Takashi asked.
"Tao," Syaoran muttered calmly. "What?" the members except Tomoyo and Sakura said.
"Yea, him, he commited warfare to us, I think he sent those men," Syaoran said. "So what are you planning next?" Chang asked, she say next to Syaoran, had been looking at him all the time.
"Tomorrow, at the businessmen party, he'll be there, I'm aware something would happen, he wont stay quiet if I'm still around and hadn't change my decision. Tomorrow you'll all come," he said.
"What? We can't! I mean, only you and Takashi are on the list, we aren't high-positioned to be there," Rika said. "Well, maybe Chang is," she added. Chang smirked.
"You'll all come, Sasaki, I'll arrange that," Syaoran said.
--The next day--
"Sakura stay still!" Tomoyo scolded Sakura as she was putting on the dress she made for her.
"rrgh, you're killing me Tomoyo, I can hardly breathe," Sakura groaned.
"You can breathe sooner if you stop moving," Tomoyo shouted. "FINE," Sakura shouted back.
"What's going on here?" Takashi's head came leaning from the door. "Didn't your mamma teach you to NOT LEANING YOUR HEAD INSIDE THE GIRL'S DRESSING ROOM DOOR?" Tomoyo shouted. Takashi laughed and quickly pulled his head back. "Sorry, thought there was a catfight then I'm leaning my head to check, just quick, Li's the impatient one!" he shouted.
"Will be there soon," Tomoyo shouted back. "There I'm finished, you can breathe now," she said. Sakura looked at her reflection from the mirror. Tomoyo beside her with satisfied smile. "God, you're so beautiful, I can't wait to see everyone especially Li's face, and Chang's jealous one too," she said giggling. Sakura smiled weakly. The expression she'd been wearing recently. And Tomoyo didn't like this one bit. She quickly lost her satisfied smile. She grabbed Sakura's shoulders and looked staightly into her eyes.
"Listen to me, I will do the freakin job, you no worries bout that OK?" she told her in Japanese in a very low tone. "You mean..." Sakura started. "Yes, the freakin killin' job, I'll do that," Tomoyo said still in Japanese but now in whisper. Sakura looked back at Tomoyo's eyes. "No, I told you, you leave that one to me," Sakura said in normal tone.
"Sakura, I know how you're feelin, you're struggling of it, don't, please, I know you are falling for him and it's hard to..." Tomoyo said but cut off. "JUST SHUT AND LEAVE THAT TO ME AND I'M NOT FALLING F-..." Sakura shouted, letting out her emotion but didn't finish her words when Takashi came up again.
"Hey, I thought you've finished getting dressed, so I came in. What are the shoutings anyway? Sisters feud? what are you falling for, Sakura? And WOOWW you look so damn beautiful," he babbled. "How'd you know? You know Japanese?" Tomoyo asked, startled. Takashi chuckled, "oh we learn that yes, and if you had noticed my name, you wouldn't have asked," he said in Japanese fluently. His name was indeed a Japanese name, Yamazaki Takashi. Tomoyo and Sakura looked at each other. "Rika, Chiharu, Terada," Sakura and Tomoyo spoke out together. "They're all Nihonjins, uhuh, what ya'll expect?" Takashi said.
Sakura and Tomoyo laughed nervously, then followed by Takashi. "Well, came here to call ya once more, Li's already downstairs," he said between laughs then he walked out, "You two look amazing tonight girls, I always knew Li would hire some more Japan's fine ass chicks," he said at the door. Sakura and Tomoyo were still laughing nervously then stopped slowly, they both sighed and sweat dropped, face looked down (anime style). "Might careful of what we say from now on," Sakura stated and Tomoyo nodded in agreement.
"I think Li has a liking to hire nihonjins," Tomoyo said.
--Downstairs, LUS (Li Underground Squad)--
Sakura walked downstairs with Tomoyo behind.
"Hey girls, you two look gorgeous," Chiharu said as they reached the first story. "Aren't they?" Yamazaki laughed behind her. "Yea, and keep your eyes away from their asses!" she pouted angrily. "how bout keep my eyes on your ass?" he asked teasingly, hugging her waist. "You do that," she said smiling then they kissed.
"Argh get a room," Rika pouted. "You don't wanna get one for us?" Terada said from behind her. She quickly turned around. "Brrh this place getting bitchier," Chang commented, she suddenly came up from one of the room.
They walked outside the house and found Syaoran in front of his car talking on the phone. He looked up and saw the gang coming and he hung up. He then noticed something that caught his breath, leaving him stunned. "Li? Hey man, don't space out," Yamazaki shouted at him. He snapped back to earth, but his eyes were still on Sakura. She felt uncomfortable knowing that his eyes were on her and looking at his handsome feature made it worse.
"A-alright, all of you settled? Yeah, I can see that, now, as planned Yamazaki and Chiharu, Terada with Chang, and Rika with Zang, Saionji with Su," he was stuttering at first, then regained his cool. "What?" I'm not going with you?" Chang asked, shocked. "No, you're my assisstant, high-positioned, so Terada needs to go with you, and same reason for the others," he said. "Then you're with..." Chang couldn't finish her words for she was in more hatred of Sakura.
"Come on," he said to Sakura as he opened the passenger door of his car for her.
They all went to their own cars and pulled off one by one. Chang went to her car with hatred. "Bitch, you may have Syaoran now, but it wont last long," she said quietly, but went unnoticed by Terada. "Watch what you're sayin, girl, it may hit you back," Terada commented earning a death glare from her.
Syaoran walked to the driver's side and buckled in. She took a look at Sakura. "Nani?" she asked, her cheeks flushing. "You look amazing," he said, gazing her emerald poles and taking in her stunning feature. "Umm... so do you," she said. He smirked and started the engine.
"You know, when I told you I can drive with my eyes closed and I hadn't done so," he started conversation. "I'd like to do it now, but in different way," he continued. "I wanna drive with my eyes all on you," he said and turned his head on her, their eyes met. The car still moving the same speed. Sakura was speechless for a moment until she could twitch her mouth. She was going to say something when Syaoran braked right where the traffic light went red with his eyes still on her.
"Well Ok, you can, you showed it now would you stop, please?" she said. She knew she was all blushing. Syaoran laughed, but he still didn't take his eyes off her. Sakura sighed, 'it's gonna be a long-uncontrolled heart beat way,' she thought nerveously.
--At the party—
Syaoran and Sakura entered the huge luxurious ballroom where the party was held. "Have the others arrived?" Sakura asked.
"I guess Takashi and Chiharu have," Syaoran said, looking around, he found nothing suspicious. "Come, we should find my mother," he said, dragging Sakura hand in hand. Just as Syaoran dragged her further into the enormous room, there's a sound of explosion.
Everyone in the room was shocked and some of them dropped their glasses of wine. The elegant soft music which had been played along the party suddenly stopped and there was silence. Sakura was shocked but Syaoran stayed calm. He saw his mother and quickly ran towards her. Sakura could see bunch of security heading towards where the explosion sound came from.
"Mother," Syaoran called. "Syaoran, what the hell was that?" she asked calmly. "I don't know but I can guess, but you have to get outta here, mother, Takashi will bring you home," Syaoran said. People now panicked and started to get out of the room. "What? This is an important party, Syaoran you know that," Yelan said, although she saw everyone was heading out she then wasn't sure the party still went on or not. "You're still sure? I know this would happen, mother, and I know I couldn't tell you to not come, but well you see now, so please go home, this is a command from the leader," he said commandingly. "My men and I gonna work this out," Syaoran said. "Okay, find out who's behind all this, son, and take care," Yelan said motherly. She sensed something wasn't right and for the first time in years she warned his son.
Syaoran was kind of startled by that but well he nodded. He called Takashi who wasn't far, and he nodded between the rush of people.
There was another explosion and it wasn't far from the room. Everybody screamed and quickly ran out, making a large crowd at the exit door. Then some men with guns came out of nowhere and started to shoot.
"Oh shit! Takashi, bring my brother now! And where are the others? Chang, Rika, Terada!" Syaoran commanded. He then nodded at them and they started doing their jobs. Takashi quickly guided Yelan out.
Sakura ad Syaoran hid behind tables for the shootings continued towards them. "It's the same who sent those men yesterday," Sakura stated. "Yeah," Syaoran said. "We gotta get them and make them tell us who sent them," Syaoran said, Sakura nodded then they stood up behind the table, Syaoran pulled out his gun and started shooting, while Sakura pulled out her knives and threw them towards the men. Some of those bunch of security handled the men while the rest getting the people out of the building.
"Please, get out of here, miss," one of the security told Sakura. "No, you better get ou- DOWN!" she said and suddenly shouted as she saw one of the men shot towards them, but too late, it hit the security guard. The guards saw they couldn't stop them so they just shot and fought themselves.
Syaoran and Sakura fought and ducked for other attacks. Chang, Rika, Terada, Chiharu, and Tomoyo came fighting with them too as more men came up.
They fought until only a few men left. Some of the security guards were knocked off, only some left. The team circled the last men, and as they made their move, they finished them off. Terada got the last man conscious and treatened him, his gun on the man's head.
"who sent you?" he shouted. Syaoran came closer and got the man's cloth pulling him up with force. "Answer dammit!" he shouted louder, Terada's gun still on his head. "I-I wont t...tell you," he stuttered. Syaoran punched his nose, the man screamed in pain, his nose bleeding worse. "I'm not gonna repeat the question, who sent you?"
"Hey mister, you can't threaten the man yourself, you..." one of the security guard who still conscious walked closer to them but before he finished his words, Syaoran commanded, "Get him out," Terada, Chang, and the others grabbed the guards and threw them out.
"Listen, you tell me who sent you, then I'll spare your blasted life," Syaoran said. The man was in full pain, he said, "N-Na...Nakamura," he said. Syaoran stayed still, the gun still pointed. He was going to pull the trigger but Sakura held his wrist. "You said you'll spare his life," she said warning.
Syaoran turned and looked at her. He kept quiet for a second but then he released the man.
They could hear the sound of police car outside the building. "Cops here, we're off now, back door," Syaoran shouted commanding his staff. "Come on," he said to Sakura who hadn't budge. She finally moved after caught a quick glance at Tomoyo who glanced back.
--Outside the building—
Syaoran took out his cell and dialed. "Mother, you're boarding?" Syaoran said as the phone connected.
"Syaoran! How dare you! You couldn't just send me out of the country, what do you think you're doing!" Yelan yelled to his son. "I'm sorry mother, but you gotta get out of Tao's reach and you need vacation though. And she'll take good care of you, Ja," and he hung up.
A van pulled up in front of them and they got in one by one.
--LUS—
"He said it was Nakamura, but I'm damn sure Tao's also behind all this shit," Syaoran said. They were at the meeting chamber.
"Anyway, the cops still slow, we already get em when they arrived," Rika said.
"We're not talking about cops silly girl," Chang said, annoyed. "Oh I didn't ask you opinion, thanks oh so smart girl," Rika shot back. Chang glared at her and she glared back.
Terada calmed Rika and whispered something to her, "Okay," she nodded, then stood up, "Li, if there's nothing else, I gotta sleep I'm tired," Rika said. Syaoran nodded and she and Terada went out the room. "I'm also tired," Chiharu said and she went out also. "Syaoran, you alright? You seem so deep in thoughts..." Chang said, walking closer to Syaoran and touched his back. "I'm fine," he said coldly.
"Then I'm going to bed too," Tomoyo said breaking the silence and went for the door. Sakura was confused, wether to stay or go. She then decided to follow Tomoyo without saying a word.
Chang saw them went out, and looked back at Syaoran. "Syaoran, you need anything? I can..."
"No, just leave, go to bed like the others arent you tired?" Syaoran said very coldly. Chang knew he didn't want to be disturbed so she went out.
'the look in her eyes... it was different, I just couldn't pull the trigger... those eyes... those emerald orbs...' Syaoran thought. He had been thinking about this since they went out of that building.
--Night, LUS—
The wind blew as the night came darker. Only the light from the moon lit fom the sky and it wasn't a very clear night.
A figure stepped out of the window and quickly closed it before the wind do the job. She leaned closely against the wall on her back, she sighed. she stepped carefully at the tile of the short roof of the first story. She stepped further and further until she reached a window that was her target. She already counted how many windows she had to past earlier that day so she found no difficulties in finding the target.
The window was locked, she of course knew this. After years in being a professional, she worked her magic and in matter of seconds, the window was opened with a soft click sound.
She could saw the figure of her target sleeping soundly at his bed. She slowly got in the room and quickly closed the window back. She walked slowly, very slowly tried not to make any sound so her target wont wake.
She finally reached the target and with no further wasteful movement, she held out her knife.
She closed her eyes, fighting the urge of resistance inside her body and also fighting her tears from falling down. She took a deep breath and was going to make a move when
Her hands couldn't move. She couldn't help fighting her tears to come down her cheeks but she still tried her best to fight the urge of resistance in her heart.
"What do I owe this night visit?" a voice came from the figure of her target. She couldn't help it anymore, she dropped her knife and stepped back as the figure slowly sat up.
She covered her face and tried her best not to sob but no such luck.
Syaoran sat up on his bad calmly and slowly got off his bad. He took the knife that just fallen beside his bed and watched it closely. Sakura sobbed loudly now that she couldn't bear it anymore. "I should've known," Syaoran said calmly.
To much of Sakura's surprise, he chuckled. "I should've known," he started again. "The first time you saw me that night at the club, with those eyes. I knew you had some rage towards me. oh well, I forgot about that actually until tonight. When you warned me to not shoot that guy. The same emerald orbs expression I saw you back there I just remembered," he said still calmly.
"I forgot about it when I saw you again the other night. I saw something different in you. Your eyes were also different then, it was... and I just forgot about the first meeting. And I saw you with your knives and how you fought. You're skilled, I just couldn't skip a person like you. I like skilled and good staff. I never trusted anyone so fast before but what did I do? I did trust you. I fought the urge to kiss you but I lost, I did, and it blanked me," he continued. Sakura still sobbed, but she heared all that, like hearing a story.
He chuckled again. "you're just like those who're sent to kill me," he said, now looking at her. Sakura took another stepped back as away as she could from him.
"But you acted so good, you're a good actress, you could gain my trust and... oh well, do something else to me... Who the hell are you? You're some kind of stinkin spy aren't you? Or you really are an actress?" he shouted now, but not too loud to wake everyone up.
Sakura looked up, still sobbing. "Then do your job then," Syaoran kept shouting. He threw the knife to Sakura, who caught it with her right hand. "I-I... I," she stuttered.
"What's wrong Sakura? Oh yeah, it's not your name eh?" he said, his face so intense as his amber eyes. "Whatever your name is, who sent you?" he shouted again.
"N-No... I – I can't," Sakura finally found her voice. She tried hard to sober up and gained all her strength. "My name's Kinomoto, you heard that before, didn't you?" she shot, her face now up and she looked straightly at him. Syaoran was startled.
"Yea, Li, you killed my brother, Kinomoto Touya," she said. "You..." Syaoran started.
"Oh yeah, and I was so eager to kill you Li, I pointed myself out to go after you, yes I'm a spy of where Touya was from as well, our mission is to kill bad guys like you, and my main purpose is to avenge my brother," she said. "But then..." she sobbed. "I fallen in... I'm falling for you dammit, I – I can't kill you! I fuckin cant!" she said, tears falling down her cheeks.
Syaoran looked at her in concern, "I... Sakura!" he called out as Sakura ran for the window and break it down making a loud glass breaking noise and she jumped out of the room.
Sakura ran off towards Tomoyo's room and when she reached it she knocked the window impatiently. Tomoyo quickly woke up and went for the window.
"Sakura?" she was very startled, Sakura, still crying, knocking her window in the middle of the night. She quickly unlocked the window and let her in. She hugged her, "what happened, Sakura?"
"I can't, Tomoyo," Sakura said between sobs, she held tightly onto Tomoyo. "Can't what? Sakura, calm down, what happened?" Tomoyo was damn worried now.
"I can't kill him, Tomoyo! I – I love him!" she said. Tomoyo was shocked but quickly recovered. "He knew about us now?" she asked, she tried to think of the best way to solve the problem now. Sakura nodded. Tomoyo quickly stood up, dragging Sakura. "Stop crying now, Sakura, we have to get out of here now," Tomoyo said.
"I know Tomoyo! But I'm not going back to Tokyo! No way, just let them think we haven't done anything, please Tomoyo, I don't want Yoshi to send another man and..." she gulped and sobbed. "I – I... oh Tomoyo I don't want him dead, I love him," she said.
Tomoyo sighed. she didn't expect this to happen, but she already knew Sakura was in love with the enemy. "I can't help this feeling Tomoyo, the other side of me wanted to avenge my brother, but a stronger side of me's so in love with him, in fact, all of me's falling for him..." she babbled between sobs. Tomoyo didn't know what to do, she just hugged her tightly, trying to calm her down.
"I wonder why Li hasn't send anyone to capture us," Tomoyo said. "Sakura, this is the only way," she said, brought her to face her. "we're going to Tomoeda before Li catches us."
--End chapter 7—
Author's note: Yo!!! Another chapter... hehe... well, actually, the plot's getting out of the story title, you see... what do you think, should I change it? Thanks for the reviewers, you're all so kind! I highly hope you all like this story, and this chapter as well... well do you? Tell me by reviewing! Hehe... newayz sorry for grammar or spell mistakes, as usual, I didn't check again. So please, tell me you like this chapter or not, and you like how this story goes or not... I'd like some advice and critics too... flame? Why not, flame meh! Hohohoh... I just love if y'all review, please?? onegaishimasu?? Kay, next chappie maybe, maybe wont be so long... hehe ja, mata!