CHAPTER 8
Madison sat in the café sipping her coffee carefully. She skipped school today because she really didn't feel like going. She had a lot on her mind. After Li left her house to go find Sakura, Madison sat on her couch trying to figure out what was to happen next. But nothing came to mind. She really didn't have anyone to talk to that could really help her out. At first Madison was going to call Meilien and talk with her but then Madison figured that wouldn't be such a good idea since Li and Meilien were related. Madison took another sip of her coffee and stared out the window. After staying up all night she finally decided what was to happen. Before leaving her house to come to this café, Madison called Li and asked him to meet her here. He agreed and said he would be there in about 15 minutes. The waiter came by and gave Madison a refill of her coffee and asked Madison if she would like anything else.
"No, thank you though." The waiter nodded and walked over to another table. Madison then added some cream and a sugar to her coffee. She stirred it and took another sip.
"Hey Maddie." Madison looked up to see Li standing above her smiling. Madison grinned as Li sat down across from her. The waiter came back and asked Li for his order.
"Regular coffee please." The waiter nodded and walked away. Madison stared deeply into her light brown coffee knowing what she had to do. "I didn't think it would be this hard." Madison thought to herself.
"Is everything ok Madison?" Li asked worriedly. Madison looked up at him and smiled.
"Listen Li we need to talk. I know your still in love with Sakura and I can't sit here and let you or her suffer because of me. So…I've decided that I think we should break up." Madison said quickly. She looked back down at her coffee and waited for Li's reply.
"I know this sounds awful but I couldn't agree more. I don't want to hurt you Madison and with me still being in love with Sakura there is no way our relationship would work out. But I still love you Madison. You've been a great friend to me and I will always thank you for that." Li said grabbing Madison's hand. Madison looked up at him and smiled.
"You have been a great friend to Li, that's why I'm going to help you." Madison said with a big grin on her face. Li looked at her confusingly.
"What do you mean help me?" Li asked finally. Madison smiled and then stood up from her chair. She pulled Li up beside her and started out the door.
"Oh Li, you will see shortly." Madison quickly paid for their drinks and they were gone out the door heading towards the park.
Natashia sat in an old building by the dock in New York harbor. She didn't understand when or how Sakura got away but she knew damned well that it wasn't going to happen again. She stood up from her wooden desk and walked over to the window. She stared contently out the window until she was disturbed by a sudden knock.
"Yes come in." Natashia said forcefully. She turned towards the door to see her nephew Eli walk in. Natashia smiled and greeted him with a hug.
"Hello aunt Natashia. I came as fast as I could when you called." Eli said after sitting down in a leather chair. Natashia sat on her desk in front of Eli.
"Eli as you know Sakura has escaped. How I don't know but she did. But I'm not giving up that easily. I'm getting her one last try to come to her sense's and join me or she will be killed, by my hand. Now I need you to plan the place and everything else with it that we will move. There I will convert her into one of us, if she fights, she will die." Natashia said. Eli nodded and stood.
"I will go see what plans our Sakura will be having and arrange plans then. I will be in contact with you soon." Eli said. Natashia hugged him once more and then Eli walked out the door. Once Eli was out of the building and into his car he pulled out his cell phone and called the agency.
" Red One is making an alternative. Either Little Bird joins or she's dead. Please advise. I will let you know what plans will be made." With that Eli turned off the phone and drove towards the school.
Sakura sat in her English class. She didn't have anything else to do that day so she thought she might as well go to school and pretend to be paying attention. She looked over to the seat across the room and saw that Li wasn't here. "He's probably skipping class with Madison." Sakura thought. She quickly shacked the thought from her head and stared at her teacher. Sakura was about to doze off to sleep when the bell finally rang. Class was over. Sakura gathered her books and started out of the classroom when someone yelled for her.
"Hey, Sakura. Wait up!" Sakura turned to see Eli running at her. She waited for him to reach her.
"Hey Eli, what's up?" Sakura asked. Eli looked into the classroom that she just came out of and saw the teacher wasn't in it anymore. Eli quickly grabbed Sakura's arm and drug her back into the classroom and shut the door.
"Your mom wants a final meeting. This is it Sakura, when you tell her that you wont be joining her, she'll kill you herself. I'm supposed to be setting up the time and place that this will be happening. I'm just warning you." Eli said. Sakura nodded and leaned against the wall.
"So when is this special event going to happen?" Sakura asked. Eli looked at the wall and then back at Sakura. He then tore down a poster that was hanging on a wall.
"This is when it'll happen." Eli said handing Sakura the poster. Sakura took it out of his hands and read it.
"The winter dance? Why then?" Sakura asked. Eli took the poster back and folded it up neatly.
"It's the only place where I can get agents in there without Natashia being suspicious before hand." Eli said. Sakura nodded and smiled.
"Ok good. She will be dieing at my first and only dance. Sounds reasonable." Sakura said jokingly. Eli shook his head and smiled.
"Only you Sakura can find some humor into this whole thing." Sakura smiled back and opened the door. She then started down the hallway mentally preparing her self for tomorrow night, the night in which the Winter Dance will be held.