Chapter 18:
Morning death, kidnapping and saving

Syaoran looked out the window still feeling emotional of what he saw in that little vision he had a while ago. "Tell us," Meling said sitting on Syaoran bed. Syaoran sighed. "Fine, but when I tell you, you don't say a word to anyone about it," Syaoran said embracing the word 'anyone'. Eriol and Meling nodded.

Syaoran sighed and walked over to then a little and sat on the floor. "Okay, before I was born, my father met my mother in collage. He really did love her. I read it in his journal a while back, but anyway. My Mother never really noticed my father as a lover but a friend until one afternoon. My so-called master was in love with my Mother and wanted to her to himself. He was found her walking across a bridge and trying to take my mother, but father turned up and kicked his ass and married Mom a good while later as we all know."

Eriol sat next to Meling and listened to every word Syaoran was saying. "Later after Mom had me and my sisters. My so-called master had killed my grandfather. Leaving behind that box that we found in Japan," He went on. "What was in the box?" Eriol asked. Syaoran sighed. "My grandfather on my mother's side was an explorer. Mom and Dad would tell storys and stuff ,I never really met him.The box had my grandfather greastest find, Pure gold slates," Syaoran said.

Meling and Eriol's eyes widened. "Pure gold in this house." Eriol stammered.

Syaoran nodded.

"Anyway. My grandfather hide that gold because he knew that they, as in Beak and the other, would use it to make there company store and crush every company in the world. Later, about a month after my granfather death, I entered a Karate touranment, I trained hard with Dad everyday. But I remember having a dream about me being older and seeing Sakura and Ki at the shore while I was in the ocean. I forgot that dream, but I don't remember Dad saying that I'll find three boxes in Japan one day and what I find well help me." Syaoran stopped for a moment.

"Those boxes that you gave us," Eriol said. Syaoran nodded agin. "Have you got them opened yet?" Syaroan asked. "No, I'm almost there though," Eriol answered taking his box that was in his pocket. "And you Meling?" Syaoran looked over at Meling. Meling blushed a little and showed Syaoran the box that showed the picture of the moon that was in the right order.

"Meling, how come you didn't tell anyone," Eriol said taking the box from Meling. "Well, I thought you'd know by now, I'm good at puzzles like that," Meling said. Syaoran took the box from Syaoran and opened it. It was a small light coming from it. "It's a crystal," Syaoran said showing them. Eriol begain moving the flat squares trying to get it open. "Don't worry about that yet." Syaoran said to Eriol.

"Eriol remember that door in the house," Syaoran said. Eriol nodded. Syaoran took the Crystal that was in Meling had in her boxes and ran out the room. Meling and Eriol looked at each other and ran after him, Syaoran ran threw the garden and to his former home. Syaoran ran to where they found a hidden room that had a strange door. Syaoran panted a little with Eriol and Meling following behind him.

Syaoran placed the crystal in the crystal shaped slot the door moved making bust fly everywhere and a huge gust of wind filled the room into the door.

"It must have be air locked." Eriol said. "So, one of us has a diamond or a Emerald?" Eriol said catching on. Syaoran nodded. "We just need to open the boxes.I have something to do," Syaoran said walking off. Meling sighed and looked at the two slots. Syaoran walked past the garden and then into the kitchen. "So what are we goin' do?" Meling said. Syaoran looked at Meling with soft eyes and then to Eriol.

"Are family was killed out of pure jealousy," Syaoran said feeling his blood boil. "Now that my father company is no more he takes all the money that was left over and the only why he can make big money is by-" Then he was cut off. "Drug and weapons," Eriol said no understanding everything.

Syaroan turned around and nodded. "I have a perfect plan to make sure his world falls apart just like mine did, I need to make a phone calls and Meling go to the mall and get me a business like outfit, I think we'll play cat and mouse,"

After that statement Ki showed up and looked at Syaoran with a 'where the mouse?' kinda look. Meling nodded and left the kitchen and Eriol passed the phone to Syaoran and smiled. "Do what you have to do," He said. Syaoran took the phone and nodded. Eriol walked out the room and shut the doors.

Syaoran sighed and begain dialing. "Yes, I'm looking for a girl name Muki Afato, does she still live there?" Syaoran asked and then there was a long pause. "Well tell her a guy she met a long time ago would love to go on a private date with her," Syaoran lied laughing in his mind. "Yes, Syaoran, tell her to meet me at the park in 10 minutes, thanks ,bye." Syaoran hung up the phone and walked out the kitchen and smiled at his stupid lie he made.

Eriol was waiting out side the kitchen door and then walked over to the front door. "Eriol, go to my office room and make sure that me computer alaram is on," Syaoran said walking to the front door and putting on his shoes. "Where are you going?" Eriol asked as he walked to the stairs. Syaoran grinned and said: "I have a date,"

Eriol sighed and walked up the steps as Syaoran walked out the door and headed to the park. Syaoran had the feeling that christmas was goin' be a little more then he excepted. Syaoran finally got to the park seeing a girl with flaming red hair and a long wool coat with leather boots on.

She looked about Syaoran age and which she is. "Oh Syaoran," She called. "Muki how nice to see you," Syaoran said sweetly faking a smile when he really wanted to knock her out. "I know you wanted me," She said. Syaoran stop smiled and then grabbed her arm. "Hey, I thought this was a date," Muki said. "It's not, I only said that to get you here, it's so hard to track you," He said walking past a bunch of people.

"What?!" She shouted.

"C'mon, I haven't got all day, I need you to do something for me," Syaoran said seriously as that rushed though more crowds of people doing last minute shopping around the park area. Muki finally got out of his strong grasp. "I'm not hacking anything for you, I have a clean record now and I want to keep it that way," She protested. Syaoran sighed and then told her everything in on breath.

EIGHT MINUTES LATER

"Okay let me get this stright, you want to hack into a bank account, because Jihochi's father killed your family and now you want to make everything he's ever known fall apart like what happened to you?" Muki said slowly. Syaoran nodded. "Damn that's pretty frickin' thin," She said as she followed Syaoran as he walked. "So?" He said. "Fine," Miki said with a sigh. "But....you have to give me two grand," She said. "Done, now come on I haven't got all day," He said grabbing her hand making her blush. Syaoran begain running to his house that was about five blocks about.

(Tomoyo and Sakura in Japan)

Tomoyo and Sakura were at the mall once again doing last minute shopping it was strange Sakura was still holding onto that necklace Syaoran gave her it was werid she could feel his aura on it like it was planted there.

"Sakura, how about this one, you think Eriol will like it?" Tomoyo said holding put a black shirt with gray buttom. "Nah," Sakura said. Tomoyo sighed and put the shirt back. "Tomoyo, maybe you should get him like a ring or something that'll last," Sakura sugessted.

"I guess, it's just I don't really think Eriol wants anything thing like that, I just wish he was here with me," She said sadly.

"You really do love him, don't you?" Sakura said softly touching a sweater. Tomoyo smiled and looked down and walked to where Sakura was.

"Yeah, I can't see anyhing to hate about him, He's smart, a gentleman, kind, and when he says things to me I think I just might float away, he's perfect," She said.

"You know what, I think you should be there at christmas with him, I think that would be a perfect gift," Sakura said as they walked out the store. "But we just came from Hong Kong," Tomoyo said.

"Well, yeah, so you can go, I'll stay here, Touya and my dad are coming home for Christmas remember, I'll be fine, Christmas eve at my house is very busy," Sakura said with a smile. Tomoyo slowly smiled back. Tomoyo and Sakura walked threw the mall happyily looking at the shopper fight over toys and clothes.

(Back to Syaoran in Hong Kong at his house)

"Okay Muki, this is my brother Eriol, and he's not sinlge so don't even think about it," Syaoran said walking up the stairs to his office with Eriol and Muki between him, Meling wasn't there she was still on the suit hunt.

"Hmup," She pouted. Syaoran, Eriol, and Muki walked to Syaoran's office. Syaoran had a feeling that his plan was goin' be great Christmas eve was coming (Which was the next day) and everything was going smoothly. Syaoran opened his office door and turned on his computer. Eriol grabbed Muki and sat her in the chair that was in front of the computer.

"You know this ain't goin' be easy, with a guy like this is bank account will be guarded with fire wall and high codes," She said. Eriol turned and looked the computer. "Shut your complaning and get to work," Eriol said. Syaoran nodded and sigh on the internet.

Then the door bell rang. "I'll get it," Eriol said walked past Muki. "Hey Eriol, maybe we can go out sometime," She said pinching his butt. Eriol jumped at her touch and looked at Syaoran as if it was a bad Idea to bring her. Syaoran sighed and turned back to the computer.

Muki sighed and type the name of the back and then Jihochi's father's name. "Okay, what do you want me to do?" She asked trying in a code.

"I need full control of his account. Eriol came running up the stairs. "Meling is back, where do you want this suit?" Eriol asked out of breath. "Um....just put it on my bed, thanks." Syaoran said. Eriol nodded and Meling came running up the stairs as Eriol left.

"Meling come here," Syaoran said as she stopped at his door. Meling walked over breathing heavy. "I hope your a large," Meling said with a little laugh. Syaoran walked closer to his and gave Meling a flower hair pin. "Syaoran," She said softly. "Keep this in your hair at all time, okay?" Syaoran said putting it into her hair that was in a bun. Meling nodded and smiled. "Ohh, Syaoran's goin' get some," Muki sang. Syaoran shot her a 'shut up' making Muki turn back to the computer.

"Get back to work, or I'll make sure that you record is a dirty as a cat box full of shit," Syaoran threatened. Meling walked off leaving Muki and Syaoran along.



The next morning, Christmas eve, very servent was helping with the riffles and bells and lighting for Xmas. Eriol was in the kitchen helping the cooks with pie and cakes, and Meling was putting up lights, while Syaoran worked on the tree. Syaoran was sad at the time, he remember everything when christmas came around when his family was still alive.

And since he as the last on born he would put the star at the top. Syaoran walked around the tree carefully putting on the red velvet riddion. "Syaoran, you have to taste this cookies I just invented. It's like a sugar cookies but better," Eriol said walking over with a cookie in his hand and flour all over him. Syaoran stopped and looked at his flour coated brother. "What happened?" Syaoran said taking the cookies.

Eriol blushing and laughed a little. "Well, I have a habit of hunching on the decortations for the gingerbread house, " He said. Syaoran nodded taking a bit of the cookie. "Well the cooks and I had like a little flour fight," He finsihed nervouly.

Syaoran chewed the cookie slowly. Eriol closed his eyes having a feeling that Syaoran was going to say something mean.

"You know, this cookie is good, make a doulbe batch, and trying not to track all over the place I just finished sweeping," Syaoran said. Eriol smiled and nodded. Syaoran put the rest of the cookies in his mouth and went back to the tree. Meling came in finally letting cold winter air and snow in the door. "Mmm, what's that smell," Meling said shacking the snow off her pants leg hat and shutting the door.

"Eriol invented a cookie," Syaoran said finally getting to the last turn of the tree. "You tasted it yet?" She asked taking off her boots and walking over. "Yeah, it's like a butter sugar cookie with a after taste of peanut butter." Syaoran said. Meling clapped her hands and smiled. "Syaoran, can I tell you something somewhere private?" She said. Syaoran nodded and followed Meling to the second floor bathroom. Meling shut the door behind them and sighed.

Syaoran sat on the tub rim and sighed. "Okay shoot," He said.

"Okay, I got a phone call from Tomoyo saying that she wants to come over for christmas since Eriol would like it, you know Eriol such a romantic," Meling said. Syaoran looking down and scoffed. "She also said for me to ask you so it won't be any trouble, Since it's your house," She finsied.

Syaoran nodded. "Okay, she can come, and you can play matchmaker with them to if you want, Eriol's want to tell Tomoyo how he really feels about her, you know all that mushy talking crap" Syaoran said getting up and walking to Meling at the door. She smiled and hugged Syaoran.

"Oh Syaoran, the christmas spirit is making everyone happy," She said letting go of Syaoran and opening the door. "It not any christmas sprit, I'm just in a good mood for once," Syaoran said walking out the bathroom and back down stairs.

Syaoran and Meling didn't say anything as Syaoran walked down stairs and headed back to the tree.

"Oh, I want to show you and Eriol to see the light tonight after dinner, is that alright?" She said. "Yeah such, why don't you get something warm to drink, you look pale," Syaoran said putting the star on the tree with his magic. Meling nodded and walked away dialing Tomoyo on her cell phone. Syaoran went into the flour standed steaming kitchen. "Eriol," Syaoran called over the loud hissing sound of the steaming rice.

Eriol turned around cleaning off his glassed. "Yeah?" He answered back. Syaoran sighed. "Nevermind," Syaoran walked out the kitchen and then looked at the christmas tree he didn't plug up the light on the tree yet, but it still looked like it glowed.

(10:30 that very same night)

Syaoran stayed up with Meling waiting for Tomoyo to arrive she got in the plane as soon as Meling called back. Tomoyo's mom was a little disappointed but when Tomoyo told her why she was going, Tomoyo's mother understood. Syaoran had made them hot coco for Meling and himself.It was a little cold in that dining room at night, and even colder in the winter.

"Syaoran can I ask you a question?" Meling said looking over at Syaoran who nodded. "How would a person know if your really in love?" Meling asked sitting her mug on the coffee table. Syaoran sighed and looked into his mug not seeing himself before that lights were off and at this time Eriol was sleep.

"My Mother always told me when your really in love you would want to do anything for this person, everything about that person would make you feel so alive, and this emptyness fulls at the sound of there voice, something like that, why would you ask me that?" Syaoran said looking over at Meling.

Meling rested her head on Syaoran shoulders. "I don't know, are you in love?"

Syaoran socffed. "No, I don't want to be, I've got better things to do then falling in love," He said.

Meling smiled.

"You a bad liar, I know you think about Sakura everyday, stop trying hide it, it's all over your face," She said. Syaoran took a gulp of his hot coco trying to hide his crimson face. "No I'm not," Syaoran protested. "Yeah, right," Meling said and then the door bell rang making Meling jumped a little. "Meling, make sure Eriol's still sleep," Syaoran said getting up and walking to the door. Meling nodded and ran up the stairs.

Syaoran opened the door and saw Tomoyo in a wool coat with a suitcase. "Hey," She said shivering. Syaoran took her suitcase and invited her in. "Sorry, I'm came so late, Sakura suggested I leave tonight," She said taking off her boots and shutting the door. Meling came running down. "He's dead sleep," Meling said walked down the stairs to Tomoyo.

"Meling, thanks," Tomoyo said giving her a hug. Syaoran went into the kitchen and got Tomoyo some coco also. Then afterward. Tomoyo put her gifts under the tree and and went to her room, that guest room that was on the same floor as Eriol's room. Muki however was still up finishing the last few codes and was still up after seven cup of coffee with no cream on sugar.

(Christmas day!)

Syaoran dream

"Where am I?" Syaoran voice echoed threw a room that was dark. "Eriol!" He called but there was no answer. "Meling!" Syaoran looked at his hand and they were chained in black chains behind his back. "No please, please I beg you," Syaoran heard a female voice that sounded a lot like Sakura's or Tomoyo's. "Syaoran!" She said. "Sakura, where are you?" Syaoran pulled at his chains really hard pulling his slowly off the walls. Syaoran used his magic to make then come off. "Sakura!" He called once agin running in the endless darkness and then there was a like a room. Syaoran walked in and saw Eriol hanging by his neck. Meling thoart was slit and Sakura and being stabbed over and over and over.

Syaoran ran over to the man and tackled him. Syaoran looked at the man and it was Beak. "Just a gift for the hoildays," He said coldy. Syaoran looked over at Sakura was a dead on the floor and soaked in his on blood.

Syaoran took the knife that was in Beak hand and thrust it to his heart. Syaoran crawled too Syaoran with his eyes filling his tears. "No, Noooooo!!!!!!!!"

End

Syaoran opened his eyes and felt some beside him. It was Eriol and Meling hold a put of coffee. "HAPPY CHRISTMAS!" They shouted. Syaoran looked at his clocked and sighed trying to get the horrorible images out of his head. "Syaoran, you okay? You were moaning Sakura's name in your sleep," Meling said handing the cup of coffee to Syaoran who begain to sit up. Syaoran was flushed from the nightmare then he look at the cup and drank the coffee trying to hide his emotions.

"That doesn't matter," Syaoran said. "Um....Eriol could you go in the guest door on the third floor you forgot something up there last night," Syaoran said looking over to Meling to play along.

"Oh yeah, It's that thing, Syaoran ,with the thing," Meling said pushing Eriol out the room. "Really? I don't remember going on the third floor besides to get the star for the tree," Eriol said walking out. "Well, you'll know when you see it," Syaoran called as Eriol walked down the hall. Syaoran and Meling didn't say anything things until they he Eriol walking up the stairs that lead to thrid floor.

"Man, I bet you ten bucks his goin scream," Meling said. "I bet twenty if his fainted," Syaoran said getting out the bed. Syaoran and Meling walked out the door and listened "Tomoyo!" He yelled and then there was a thunk. "Eriol, Oh God." Tomoyo shouted. "Shit," Meling said handing over the ten bucks.

Syaoran smelled the cash that Meling gave him. "Nothing like freshly won cash in the morning." Syaoran said walking down the hall to his office room. Later Syaoran and the others had breakfast and opened there gift. Syaoran got Meling a pear necklace since she always wanted on, and Eriol a book on three second exploding spells, and Tomoyo a black velvet dress with a bare back.

He thought Eriol would love that on her. Eriol got Syaoran a Two way, digital picture, and voice recorder cell phone, Tomoyo amethyst ear rings, and Meling a whip since she liked that dumb Catwoman movie. It was a very full chirstmas Syaoran had laughing eight time and which was rare at the time.

(Sakura's house christmas)

"Happy Christmas Touya," Sakura said handing him a large and heavy box. "Thank squirt," He said taking the box and wincing in pain. He broke his leg while running from nine unleased pitbulls at his job.. "You okay," Sakura father said smiling opening his gift Sakura gave him. He nodded and opened the box. It was a alian laptop. "Sakura, Wow, you stole this didn't you?" Touya said teasingly. Sakura huffed. "No, I saved up for a long time, Tomoyo helped me too so it's a gift for me and Tomoyo," Sakura said opening his gift for her father. "Tell he thanks if you see her Kaijuu," Touya said.

"Hey, you said you wouldn't call me Kaijuu this month," She protested. "I lied," He said smiling.

Sakura's Father thanked Sakura for the shoes and safey glasses he'd be needing at the new dig sight he would be working on. Sakura bended down and wrote her name on Touya's cast.

Sakura necklace fell out of her shirt. "That's a pretty little thing, Sakura. Did someone give it to you?" Mr. Fujitaka said. Sakura sat down and placed her hand over the necklace. "Yeah, Syaoran gave it to me as a gift for christmas, when I went to his party in Hong Kong," Sakura said closing her eyes and remembering every moment that night. Touya growled. "You mean that brat," He said. "Now, now Touya, matters," His father said.

(Happening at Syaoran house: Syaoran sneezzed three time in a row. "Dude are you getting a cold?" Meling asked Syaoran.)

Sakura walked over to her Father and hugged him. "He's really nice deep down, it's just that he anger because he didn't die with his family who was murdered," Sakura said sadly picturing Syaoran in her head.


Syaoran shared dinner with the servent, his brother, and Tomoyo, and Meling. It was really great. It may not have felt exactly like it was with his family back then, but he was happy. Meling showed everyone the light after dinner since she couldn't do it on Chritsmas eve.

And it was a little over board but it was great all in all. Syaoran looked at Meling and grabbed her hand.

"Meling, I forgot to show you that thing, from last night, My computer keeps getting these porn screensavers, I need to make a blocker for them," He said grabbing hand and walked over the living room.

"Oh right, I almost forgot," Meling said catching onto what Syaoran was saying. Eriol and Tomoyo laughed a little at what Syaoran said. Meling shut the door and left a little crack so they'll be able to hear.

"Syaoran, you really are a nice person," Meling said. Syaoran sighed. "Okay, just keep quiet," Syaoran said.

Eriol felt his heart racing like crazy he knew he had to tell his.

"Eriol?"

They said at the same time.

"Tomoyo?"

They smiled for a mintues. "No you got first," they said in unison once again. "You go first Eriol," Tomoyo said. Eriol blushed a little and his glasses slip down his face a little and then he push it back up. "Tomoyo, I-I- want to thank you for coming here for chrstmas, that ment a lot to me," Eriol said. Syaoran sighed in fustration. "Man Eriol such a wimp," Meling said.

"Your turn," Eriol said to Tomoyo. "Eriol, I want to say that-" Then Tomoyo paused. Syaoran looked at Tomoyo face that was holding so much fear, it was written all over her face. "Yes, Tomoyo?" Eriol said.

"I love you, Eriol. I can't take it anymore. I want to be with you all the time, you mean so much to me, If you got hurt I don't know what I'd do," She bursted out standing up. Syaoran and Meling looked at each other and grinned looked back at Eriol and Tomoyo. Eriol stood up to Tomoyo level and smiled.

Eriol walked a little closer and kissed her softly. "I love you too, Tomoyo Daidoji," Eriol whispered to Tomoyo making tears of joy come out of her eyes.

Tomoyo kissed Eriol back. Eriol wrapped his arms around her as if it would be the last time he would see her. "Oh they look so cute and shit," Meling said smiled. Syaoran smiled and walked away. "Syaoran, were are you goin'?" Meling said. Syaoran stopped and looked back. "I opened my box, I have to put it where it belongs," Syaoran said showing her the box. "What did you get?" Meling said. "A emerald," He said walked to the kitchen that lead to the garden and the garden that lead to his former home.

Syaoran paided his respects to the shrine and walked into the house. Syaoran took the Emerald out the box and then Ki ran into the small crack of the door that was half open. "Ki no," Syoaran called trying to grab Ki's tall but missed. "God damn it, Ki" Syaoran said getting up.

Syaoran looked down at the emerald and kissed it thinking of Sakura and then place it into it place on the door. It was another gust of wind blew past Syaoran, it brought dust and ashes from the house. Syaoran looked at the Diamond shape part and then sighed. 'Eriol you better hurray up,' Syaoran thought.

TBC

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