Chapter 8: The Revenge

Lil LoveStar: Hi guys! Look I have something to tell you all; in this chapter you might hate me.

Madison: Why is that?

Sean: Look at the title of this chapter.

Meiling: YES IT'S MY REVENGE ON THAT LITTLE WHORE!

Lil LoveStar: Shut up! Cosette is not a whore, you're just an ass. Well just so you know Cosette will get hurt in this chapter, a few new twists will be introduced and the question of a hero will be asked. And I loved the reviews everyone!

AnimeObsessionFantasy: Yes a bad mommy indeed LOL!

sprout: I'm very glad you love me and I shall continue to make you all happy.

darlin': Thank you so much!

Deadly-Affections: The plot will thicken even more.

ryoko: The end? I haven't even gotten to the point where Cosette finds out who she is.

duja: Yes I am Kagome and my boyfriend is named InuRavel LMAO!  

Princess Krystal01: There will be more than that.

Meow the chibi neko: The Passion Card is an excuse for Syaoran to kiss Cosette of course.

Cheria: The question now is will the Passion Card strike again or will Syaoran do it himself?

HanaTenshiHimeko: The Passion Card is not dangerous just playful and besides I know you like some kissing action.

Moonspell: Thanks bunches.

Midnight-Blue-Wolves: IT'S HERE!

MagicKnightNancy: Cat is out of the bag.

Xiaoyu122: Patients it will come.

ms. pac man: Yes something is going to happen don't worry about it.

Pika 569: Don't die please! I have no money to be sued. LOL

In the darkness of his chamber Sean Li watched what happened, he saw Syaoran kiss Cosette, he saw Meiling watching and he saw Natasha save Cosette. "Hmm… Natasha is showing her love for the girl no doubt." Sean said to no one in particular. "And to think after I killed her husband, made her son leave and take her daughter, she's still the way she was when I first laid eyes on her."

"Sire you know good and well that ever since you killed the half reincarnation of Clow that you have gotten stronger." A black panther with large blue eyes and a spin on his tail said sitting on the desk.

"Suppi I know that but the other half now has the power and I have to find him." Sean said glaring at the screen before him. "And I still don't know where the Cards are, Aiden that fool left them with someone but I still don't know who."

"Master you could always torture the woman into telling you." A woman with blood red hair and eyes said.

"Taking her family away from her was enough Nakuru, and I do love her." Sean said.

"Then torture the girl master, Meiling wanted you to anyway and besides she may know something even if she is young." Suppi said getting off the desk and flying over to his master with his blue butterfly wings. Sean thought about what Suppi said and he smiled.

Eriol

"Eriol can we see Cosette?" Sasami asked sweetly. Eriol was in his own universe he did see what happened with Syaoran and Cosette. He wasn't jealous but he was afraid for Cosette, he had a feeling that the emperor knew and he knew that Meiling didn't like Cosette and he knew she saw what happened. He came out of it from Sasami's pull against his pants and said, "We can go just go get your ribbons." Sasami smiled and ran off. Eriol looked at the key he had in his hand, it had been so long but he thought it was time. "Come forth Spinner." He said. A panther came out of the key; it was a navy blue color and had blue eyes, a spin on its tail and butterfly wings. "Master Eli, how have you been?" The panther asked sitting on his shoulder.

"Fine Spinner, but I sense something is going to happen to the Card Mistress." Eriol said.

"Should I keep an eye on her Eli?" Spinner asked

"No, you can't, her mother will see you and your other self will sense you, I can't risk it, not yet." Eriol said. Spinner nodded and returned to the key. Sasami came running toward him; she had pink ribbons in her hand that matched her eyes. Eriol tied them in and he picked her up and they started upstairs to Madison's room.

Madison's Room

"I can't believe how good you look; the next time we have a party you have to wear this Cosette." Madison squealed at the new formal dress she made for Cosette. Cosette smiled and sweatdropped at the same time. Natasha only smiled. A knock came to the door and Madison ran over to open it.

"Hello Madison." Eriol smiled with a slight blush on his cheeks. Sasami smiled and screamed when she saw Cosette in the dress. "Cosette you look so pretty!" She jumped out of Eriol's arms and ran next to Cosette.

"Ahh I see you came up after all Eriol." Natasha smiled. Eriol blushed and nodded. Cosette picked up Sasami and looked her over. "Well I see that you're clean as a whistle and you tied your ribbons."

"No Eriol did that for me." Sasami smiled and looked at Eriol. "He would make a good boyfriend for you Cosette." Eriol blushed from embarrassment, Madison blushed and Cosette blushed as well. Natasha giggled at the teens and little girl. After a little while Cosette got back into the light orange dress that she was wearing after she was done fighting Syaoran. Madison had lunch brought to them and they ate and spoke.

"Oh Cosette why was Meiling so mad with you outside, what did you and Syaoran do?" Madison asked. Cosette blushed and told her that Syaoran kissed her. Madison smiled a large smile. "Oh thank the good lord, at least he doesn't like Meiling, they're cousins for Christ sake."

The emperor's guards came in suddenly and grabbed Cosette. "Cosette!" Sasami yelled with tears in her eyes.

"What is the meaning of this?" Natasha asked forcefully.

"The emperor's orders we have to bring the girl to him." One of the guards said dragging Cosette.

"And why is that?" A cool clam voice asked. It was Syaoran and he was standing in the doorway.

"Because it's my wish son, I want to have a little chat with her." Sean said walking toward Syaoran, Meiling behind him.

"I don't believe you father." Syaoran said.

"Neither do I." Natasha said.

"I don't care what you believe; she's coming with me now." Sean said. The guards dragged her out of the room and Sean walked in front of them with Meiling next to him to his chamber.

"Cosette…" Sasami sobbed. Natasha picked her up and held her. "Eriol let her stay with me and help Madison clean up please." Eriol nodded to the queen. Natasha looked at Syaoran.

"Meiling told him. He's going to hurt her." Syaoran said glaring in the direction they went. Natasha walked up to him and touched his cheek. Syaoran looked at her and he suddenly saw his mother in her face and his face softened slightly. Natasha took Sasami to Cosette's room and let her cry a little and put her down for a nap. (AN: Don't ask how that happened)

"There's nothing you can do is there?" Madison asked Syaoran and Natasha as she came out and closed the door slightly. Syaoran looked away and Natasha looked down.

Cosette

"I have one question, did you kiss my son or did he kiss you?" Sean asked Cosette, she was tied to a wall in an underground part of the emperor's chamber. It looked like a torture chamber with the dry blood on the walls, and in the carpet. Weapons of different size and shape hung everywhere and the lingering smell of blood and poison and other things nearly knocked Cosette out.

"Syaoran kissed me; I didn't know he would do it." Cosette said looking away from the emperor. Meiling was watching intent fully. Cosette was telling the truth there.

"Did you ask Syaoran to dance at my birthday?" Meiling asked moving toward Cosette.

"No Madison asked Syaoran so everyone could see my dress." Cosette said frowning at her, she knew what this was about, Meiling was jealous of her and it was very easy to see. "And if you love him so much tell him." She said. Meiling got angry and slapped her. Cosette turned her head back and looked at her.

"I hate you, you little bitch, you took him away from me!" Meiling yelled.

"I didn't do anything, of you want to blame anyone blame him." Cosette said looking at the emperor. "He's the one that made me Syaoran's servant." Sean was tired of her insolence and he was tired about hearing of Syaoran and Meiling's damn obsession, he did want them to be together but he wanted to know who had the Clow Cards even more. "Meiling let me deal with her you can go find Syaoran and enjoy the afternoon with him." Sean said. Meiling smiled and started upstairs but not before clawing Cosette's face. Cosette jerked her head toward Meiling and glared at her, one thing she never did in her life, at least not in pure anger. As soon as Meiling left it had gotten a little scarier and Cosette didn't like it one bit.

"Tell me something my dear…" Sean started as two candles were lit. He walked over to her face and healed it. "Do you know about the Clow Cards?" Sean asked with a voice of pure silk, which scared Cosette.

"N-n-no I don't know about any Clow Cards, only you and your son possess magic." Cosette said with a look of suspicion. Sean looked at the ground, closed his eyes and smiled.

"That's where you're wrong my dear, there are many humans with magic in their blood. My first wife, lord rest her soul had powerful magic, that's why my Xiaolang is such a strong sorcerer." "My second wife, who has taken a fancy to you also possess magic, as did her first husband, in fact he was the strongest good sorcerer around, until he died." Cosette looked at him and asked, "What's your point?" Sean's eyes turned red and he struck her, causing her to cough up blood.

"I believe your family told you about the Cards." He said icily. Cosette looked up at him and said, "How could they if I was brought here as a baby?"

"Ahh, she got you there master." Suppi said floating in the air. Cosette couldn't believe her eyes, it looked like Kero only slightly different and it seemed that it wasn't always hungry like Kero and Showron.

"Be quiet Suppi, she knows something about them." Sean said stubbornly.

"The only thing the girl knows is that the Clow Cards don't exist anymore." Nakuru said looking at Cosette intent fully. Cosette noticed the magic coming from the two next to the emperor, the panther she could easily tell but the girl, but there was something different about her.

"You read her mind, I see. Cosette how could you know that the Clow Cards didn't exist if they were before your or even my time?" Sean asked. Cosette frowned at him and said, "I've been here all my life, you've talked or more or less have yelled about not having them, I eventually overheard what they were when you told Syaoran when he was younger."

"You think you're so smart don't you? Think that you're different from those other children down there? Don't you Cosette." Sean stated. Cosette was wondering where he was getting at because he was trying to break her but he wouldn't be able to.

"All of us have homes and families. You stole us from our families and our homes to be your little slaves." Cosette spat thinking of all the children and Eriol. Sean's face changed from a calm one to a vicious one. He pulled her auburn hair toward his face, "What HAVE I ALWAYS TOLD YOU COSETTE! Your mother abandoned you for dead and I save you from that by bringing you into my home and it was my kindness that kept food in you and clothes on you!" He let go of her and turned his back to her.

"You're wrong…" Cosette said softly but enough for him to hear. Sean turned back to look at her, she lifted her head and looked him in the eye and said, "My mother loved me and I believe in the depths of my heart and soul that she didn't desert me, she sang to me, she protected me until I was taken. My mother loves me and wants me and I don't care what you think and I won't listen to your lies anymore." Her statement sealed her fate… the emperor snapped at her words. He told the panther and the girl to leave immediately. "Well you think I can't break you?" He summoned a whip with sharp needles at the end. "I will prove to you how much your mother cared about you." The emperor, Sean Li's torture began.

Natasha

Natasha was sitting in Cosette's room and watching little Sasami sleep. She was worried about Cosette and she could tell that everyone else was also. Meiling was as happy as could be and she tried to get Syaoran's mind off of Cosette but he locked himself in his room. And now Natasha was looking over this sweet three-year-old, she noticed that she was having bad dreams because of the tears coming out of her eyes. She wiped her tears and kissed her cheek; a smile appeared on her face and felt content and happy. Natasha smiled at the small girl.

"Reminds you of Sakura no doubt." Showron said looking out into the horizon.

"What are you talking about, she never watched Sakura when she was small." Kero said munching on some pudding. Showron frowned at Kero before looking at Natasha who just simply giggled at the two guardians.

"Sakura knows the love of a mother; I gave it to her every evening in her dreams, through her Castle on a Cloud." She sighed and said, "But I'm afraid that Castle my not be able to help her now."

Cosette

After two hours of nothing but an array of different weapons and acid Cosette was laid on a table. Her beautiful dress long since torn off, she was naked. Her beautiful skin was slashed, bleeding, bruised, the acid that he placed on every cut burned but everything he did wasn't enough to knock her out. She was laying on her stomach looking in one direction, her pupils were dilated and she was breathing heavily. After all the screaming she did the emperor decided to leave her for a while, but after some time she didn't feel her pain anymore, her eyesight returned to her. "I see you don't feel it anymore. Now I know you can't tell me about the Clow Cards but what I told you about your mother, do you believe me now?" He asked walking toward her.

"I believe she loved me and nothing you do or say can change that." She said slowly, it hurt to talk a little.

"Stubborn, that's why Xiaolang fancies you so much." Sean said. "You actually believe she loved, you believe all that jibber jabber about a Castle on a Cloud nonsense."

"My Castle is real; it's what has kept my hope for so long." Cosette breathed out while closing her eyes and thinking about her Castle. Sean laughed a cruel laugh and looked at Cosette with skepticism, "You really believe in such a fairytale? In a place where children are brought when they feel lost and alone, where a mother watches and takes care of them?" "Cosette let me tell you, it's not real. And even if it was you're too old to be in such a place, to have such a dream."

Cosette looked at the emperor she wanted to hurt him and cry at the same time, she knew that the Castle on a Cloud existed. She had to be strong now and she wouldn't cry instead she would defy what he said, because she didn't believe it. "You're wrong again, as long as you have a child's heart and soul the Castle is yours. My mother told me that the Castle is rightfully mine and I still believe it and that's something not even you can take from me or stop me from believing." Those were Cosette's last words for a long time.

Six Hours Later

A pair of strong arms was carrying a limp, bleeding, unconscious body. The body was small and right now very fragile. Syaoran walked up the stairs with Cosette since his father threw her out of his chamber they way she was now. He made it to her room and opened the door to find Natasha and Sasami, Sasami was asleep and Natasha was watching her. "Step-mother…" Syaoran started. Natasha turned to look at him and the girl he was holding. Her eyes grew soft and sad as she made a second bed with her magic so Syaoran could put Cosette on it. Laying her down was very hard because of all the cuts and burns she received. Madison and Eriol soon came in when they heard Syaoran had gotten Cosette. They all looked at the battered girl, each of them with a look of sadness and horror.

"Father is a cold-hearted monster. How could you and mother marry him?" Syaoran asked Natasha while still looking at Cosette. Natasha looked at Syaoran and looked back at Cosette before saying, "You father was different when Yelan was around, he was very different…" Madison and Eriol looked at Natasha.

"When you were young Syaoran your father was kinder, a much better king then he is now." Natasha said. Syaoran looked at her as she went on, "But after Yelan died he changed and the kingdom and the lives of so many suffered because of it. And I didn't choose to marry your father Syaoran; your father broke my family apart to have me." Eriol's eyes widened more then that of Madison and Syaoran. Because he now saw something very important in Natasha and in Cosette but he would confront her later.

Cosette's Dreams (Italics are her dreams)

 Cosette stood before the Castle on a Cloud and she heard a voice calling her. As she ran toward it she saw Keroberos and Xiao-lang flying over head toward the castle. It was a glorious sight until she saw the sky darken. She stopped and fell down a hole. "AHHHHHHH!" Cosette landed in the torture chamber that the emperor brought her to. "Hello Cosette." The emperor and Meiling were circling her.

"What do you want, let me out of here!" She yelled. Both of them looked slightly different, she noticed that they looked like demons.

"Oh you're not going anywhere for a while my dear." The emperor said with an evil sneer. He pulled out a sword and a glass bottle with a black liquid in it. He poured the liquid on the sword and it changed the color of the blade to black as well. Sean walked toward her and proceeded to make a deep cut to every part of her body. She started to feel it and it made her yell and scream at the pain the circulated through her body where he was cutting at her. For every bit of pain he and Meiling inflicted on her she thought about Kero, Showron, Eriol, Madison, the queen and the children. She also thought about Syaoran, she imagined herself safe in his arms. Tears started coming down her face as both the emperor and Meiling grinned with satisfaction at her pain and tears.

Cosette's Room

Natasha, Madison, Eriol and Syaoran watched as Cosette started to cry tears and whimper in her sleep.

"She's having a nightmare auntie." Madison said. Natasha could see that and the only way to really calm Cosette down was to sing about the Castle on a Cloud but if Syaoran found out that she knew that song it would ruin her and Yelan's plan for them. Instead Natasha used her magic to bring herself into Cosette's dream and to calm her down. Her aura started to show and she teleported herself into Cosette's dream.

Cosette's Dream

Cosette cried as Meiling and the emperor inflicted more pain on her body and spirit. Sudden she saw a pure white light come forth and vanquish her fears and pain. She was floating in all white and she felt all her wounds from her body and spirit leave her like as if it never happened. Her ripped and mangled clothes returned and turned white like snow.

When she opened her eyes she found herself inside the Castle on a Cloud and she heard a humming coming from not too away from where she was. She ran to find the woman in white, and this time she saw her long dark, wavy hair and her creamy pale skin but she couldn't see her face that well. The woman beckoned her to come to her. As Cosette stepped toward her, she noticed that she was growing younger as if her every step made time move backwards. Once in her arms Cosette was an infant again but her mind was the same, she tried to focus on the woman's face but no matter how hard she tired she couldn't see it. The woman started to rock her slowly and softly as she started to sing.

There is a Castle on a Cloud. I like to go there in my sleep.

Aren't any floors for me to sweep. Not in my Castle on a Cloud.

There is a room that's full of toys; there are 100 boys and girls. Nobody shouts or talks too loud. Not in my Castle on a Cloud.

There is a lady all in white holds me and sings a lullaby, she's nice to see and she's soft to touch. She says Cosette I love you very much.

I know a place where no one's lost. I know a place where no one cries, crying at all is not allowed.

Not in my Castle on a Cloud.

Cosette started to feel drowsy as she sang it over to her but every time she sang it again it would change a little each time but Cosette couldn't make it out after a while and she drifted into a peaceful slumber.

Cosette's Room

Natasha's aura glowed until Cosette was calm and she was asleep, her wounds were gone now thanks to Natasha. Eriol looked at the queen, realizing who she was and the reasons she always been so nice to Cosette and the reasons she tried to get Syaoran and Cosette together.

Madison was relieved about Cosette and was thankful to her aunt for healing her. She knew about magic and that her aunt possessed it but she rarely used it at all. Syaoran was also grateful for his step-mother even if he never really thought too lightly of her, but she had tried to be the mother he lost but he never let her, he instead followed in his father's now crooked ways. They all were about to leave for the evening to let her rest when they heard her sing her song in her sleep. They each smiled before turning away and leaving her and Sasami to sleep.

Lil LoveStar: Did you like? I hope you did. I didn't want to really get into how Cosette was tortured.

Eriol: What's the deal with the new characters?

Lil LoveStar: I think our audience knows.

Syaoran: Will Cosette be alright?

Lil LoveStar: We'll see in the next chapter.