D'Amour
By Bex Drake
Authors Note: I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has been kind enough to review. I have noticed that the majority of you have commented on the fact that the last chapter was very similar to Little Wolf LOVER's stories- my apologies, I really like her stories and I've read most of them but it is purely accidental on my part that this story is so similar. I do not wish to plagiarise her work, hopefully this chapter will be better and have nothing which could be classed as plagiarism in it. I have sent an email of apology to Little Wolf LOVER.
Second off I would just like to say that the summary I wrote in the previous chapter is wrong. This is the correct summary:
Things that happen in the past shape our futures, our destinies. Destiny cannot be altered or run from. Our Destiny is our Nemesis, the Goddess of retribution. Nemesis will hunt you down, for she is unrelenting in dishing out her retribution. All Sakura wants to be is a ballet dancer and all Syaoran wants to do is inherit the Li clan after his father has died, but a dark shadow threatens their dreams and alters them permanently.
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Star-crossed lovers
Uta
There was only one more day, one more goddamn day until Chase was released from jail and then the plans for revenge could begin. Although Uta had yet to inform Chase that there were any plans- opps! Uta had changed a lot since she had last seen her damned niece Sakura and not in a good way. She had become more manipulative more apt at deception but then again that came as part of the territory when you were leader of the Ravens and you were leading them to war. You stopped worrying about the small people. But then Sakura wasn't small, at least as far as Uta was concerned. Sakura was anything but small; she was a thorn in the side, the pebble that changes the course of the river. Uta wanted her dead. What Uta wanted always happened, or there was hell to pay.
"Mistress?" Lin Zachary purred. Uta turned to look at him, he wasn't that bad looking if she didn't have Chase she would have been sorely tempted to claim Zack as her own but it wasn't to be. "News has reached us that Lars is protecting Sakura and his 'pack' by making her his heir and marrying her off to the Wolves." Uta smiled at him and then laughed a cold cruel laugh.
"All is going to plan then." She murmured smiling. It was a pity that Chase had had to go into prison but then you had to pay a price for everything and that was the price she was paying for slitting Ayame's throat. Well, she couldn't have that little hussy alive when she infatuated Chase so. It had been useful that Chase had passed out right after having sex with the little slut and then couldn't remember what had happened the next day, very useful indeed. It was just a pity that Nariko had had to interfere. If she hadn't both little sluts would have been dead and buried by now, but oh well. At least this way she got to have some fun.
"Mistress, it seems that Li Syaoran and Hiiragizawa Eriol are more tricky than we thought. Not only did they not turn up in the club as Kemp Matty promised they would, inside sources have said that they have both officially joined the Wolves." Zack told her with more than a little trepidation.
"Damn!" She hissed her eyes blazing with fury. "Where is Matty? He needs to be taught a lesson." Zack smiled at her, a cold smile that held no trace of warmth.
"That can be arranged, mistress, seeing as he is currently sleeping off last nights drinks in one of the rooms." Uta chuckled and ran her finger gently over Zack's cheeks, and then she leaned in and hissed him softly on the lips. Slowly she drew back and licked her lips holding his gaze.
"Well done." She purred, enjoying basking in the flaming passion in his eyes. "Would you fetch him for me, please?" She asked making her eyes large and child like, innocent almost. "Then maybe you can play with him or possibly me." She winked at him, then watched him amused as he blinked and rushed off to do as she had requested. He was so easy to manipulate, but at the same time there was something about him that was so… so endearing. Maybe she would have him anyway, at least he was faithful to her… decisions, decisions. Which guy to pick, they both had their uses…
Why was life so formidable?
Cautiously she draped herself across on a nearby chair waiting Zack's return. Just as she was beginning to get impatient Zack returned with Matty, who was wearing handcuffs. Zack shoved him roughly on the floor so he ended up kneeling in front of her. She smiled at him, rather like cat smiles at a mouse. "Hello Matty." She purred. He looked up startled and she slapped him as hard as she could, causing him to fall to the ground. "That's for failing to do your job." She spat as Zack plonked him back in his earlier position roughly. "If I ask you to do something I want you to do the job right the first time because as far as I'm concerned it's one strike and then you're out." She laughed seeing the fear enter his eyes. "And you see Matty that was your one strike, so I guess you're out." She noticed with open contempt that he was starting to shake already and all she'd done was hit him, oh and threaten him. "Aww look at the scared little puppy." She taunted. Matty glared at her, which only cause her to laugh more. "You know what Zack?" She purred. Zack cocked his head to one side in question. "I think he would serve as a very good message to Syaoran." She said running her finger along Matty's cheek softly, almost tenderly, she watched amused as he began to relax.
"I agree mistress," Zack replied understanding her plan at once. They would torture Matty sexually and physically and then leave him where Syaoran would find him. Matty was bound to tell Syaoran everything and then… then the fun would begin. "It sounds like another of your brilliant plans." He was rewarded a genuine smile. She got up out of her chair and walked over to him, ignoring Matty, and kissed him. She was teasing him, testing him, just like she did with everyone and it served the purpose of arousing Matty. She grinned silently inside. Maybe she should swap Chase for Zack- Zack was definitely much more fun- maybe…
Sakura
Last nights performance had been as fantastic and as horrible as she had thought it would be. The performance itself had gone fantastically well, never before had she and Rika dance as though they were one person; they had both known exactly when the other was going to jump, or twist and they were always there to catch them. It was a totally amazing experience, it was just a pity that it was marred by the fact that it was the last time she would ever perform there- although she had neglected to tell Tomoyo or Rika this.
"Sakura!" Miss Nariko yelled. Sakura turned to face her teacher and guardian who was glaring at her at the moment. "What on earth possessed you to dye your hair that colour and get a tattoo?!" She demanded. Sakura sighed.
"I wanted to dye my hair this colour. I wanted a change, do you think it suits me?" she asked curious. "And as for the tattoo I didn't really have a choice about it. If you join a gang then you have to have a tattoo…"
"You've joined a gang?" Miss Nariko yelped. "Which gang?" She demanded her eyes going steely. Sakura swallowed.
"The Panthers." She replied and then continued when Miss Nariko opened her mouth. "Yes I am fully aware of what I am getting myself into and that I will be married off."
"Did your Uncle Lars tell you that you'd have to give up dancing… that you'd have to give up ballet." Sakura swallowed, no Lars had not told her this but she couldn't back out of it now. She looked at Miss Nariko with wide shimmering emerald eyes.
"Yes, I know." She whispered looking away from Nariko to hide from her just how much that little piece of information was tearing her up inside. She shouldn't have bothered because Nariko saw it before Sakura turned her head and it tore her up as well. Sakura was just like a daughter to her… no Sakura was her daughter, maybe not biologically but she had bought her up. Lars was so going to pay for causing that amount of pain.
The doorbell rang and with a sigh Nariko went to answer it. Standing outside the door was Lars. "Hi." He said sheepishly, he could tell from the look on her face that she had been talking to Sakura.
"Hi indeed." She replied her voice cold.
"Hey Lars!" Sakura called from the sitting room. Nariko watched in annoyance as she let him walk past and go to Sakura. "What brings you here?"
"You know how I said you needed some training?" He inquired, Sakura nodded she remembered. "Well I'm here to take you to… to your teacher, so we can see how good you are and what you need to learn." Sakura looked at him uncertainly.
"But I'm supposed to meet Tomoyo and Rika." She said softly. Lars tousled her hair affectionately.
"I'm sorry Sakura. Why don't you meet them after training?" He suggested, ignoring the scowl he was receiving from Nariko. Sakura sighed and smiled at him.
"Okay." She whispered softly getting up and walking over to him. "I'll see you later Nariko." She murmured hugging Nariko tightly.
"Of course you will." Nariko replied as she let Sakura go. "Look after her." She instructed Lars. "Or there will be hell to pay." Lars smiled wryly at her as he ushered Sakura out of the door.
"Don't worry she'll come back in once piece." He promised as he shut the door.
Rika
Rika scowled as she put the phone down, she had just called Miss Nariko to find out where Sakura was and had been told that Sakura had gone out with her Uncle Lars and that she apologised for not being able to make it- why hadn't Sakura called her? What was going on? And last night Sakura had seemed suspiciously upset for someone who was only giving up dancing short term. Why wasn't Sakura talking to her? Maybe Tomoyo knew more. So with that in mind Rika dialled Tomoyo's mobile phone.
"Tomoyo here." Tomoyo said answering within the first three rings.
"Hey!" Rika replied cheerfully. "Apparently Sakura isn't going to be joining us until later."
"How come?" Tomoyo demanded wondering what was wrong.
"According to Miss Nariko Sakura had to go out with her Uncle Lars, you know the one who has told her that she can't dance at the club anymore?"
"Uh-huh" Tomoyo replied uncertainly.
"I was just wondering if you knew what was going on." Rika asked bluntly. "None of this is like Sakura at all."
"No I have no idea." Tomoyo replied after thinking about this for a couple of minutes. "I hope she's free tomorrow, maybe we should talk to her then?" She suggested. "Still up for shopping?"
"You bet!" Rika replied grinning. "Yeah, I think we should and well… it's Sakura's loss not coming with us it means we get to pick the outfits for tomorrow all by ourselves." She added her grin turning evil.
"Yep, same outfit different colours." Tomoyo quoted, remembering what they said every shopping trip. If they were going anywhere special it was always the same outfit but in different colours. Sakura always had pink, Tomoyo blue and Rika lilac. The only thing that they always had differently was their hair.
Tomoyo
Tomoyo already had a good idea what they were all going to wear on Friday. The outfit comprised of a black mini skirt and a low cut silk blouse in their signature colour, with high-heeled sandals the same colour as the shirt. Which reminded her she had better called Eriol. "Well I've got to go, see you in five Rika." She said then hung up before quickly dialling Eriol. It took two attempts before Eriol picked up his phone.
"Hey" He said tiredly.
"Hey babe." She replied. "What's up? You sound tired." Eriol sighed.
"You know my cousin Syaoran? I told you about him, right?" He asked.
"Uh-huh" Was her reply, she remembered Eriol telling her about Syaoran.
"Well his father was rushed into hospital last night."
"Oh my God! How awful for him!" Tomoyo exclaimed. "Is Mr Li okay?"
"He's stable." Eriol replied sounding slightly unhappy. "Why did you ring me anyway?" He enquired. Tomoyo sighed softly.
"I was going to ask if you wanted to come and meet my best friends- Sakura and Rika- but I doubt that you'd want to. I was also going to ask you to bring Syaoran and another of your friends but…" She trailed off uncertainly.
"I'll ask him, hang on a sec." Eriol said and then not giving Tomoyo a chance to reply he asked Syaoran. Tomoyo could hear a muffled conversation in the background after a couple of minutes Eriol picked the phone up. "When?" He asked.
"Tomorrow okay with you?" She asked.
"Tomorrow's fine. We couldn't have done Saturday cause we're going… actually Tomoyo are you doing anything on Saturday?"
"I thought you were 'busy'." She replied. "But no I'm not, why?" Eriol chuckled.
"I might be thinking about taking you out." He purred in response. Tomoyo blushed.
"Well…"
Syaoran
Syaoran scowled when the phone went, from the look on Eriol's face it looked like the caller was Eriol's latest girl. What was her name again? Oh yeah Tomoyo. Syaoran wondered where Eriol had met Tomoyo his cousin and best friend hadn't been very forthcoming about that, in fact he had never answered the question.
"Fancy doing something on Friday?" Eriol asked holding the mobile against his chest. Syaoran shook his head, he wasn't really in the mood besides which it wasn't like he could look because he was going to marry the Panther's niece- whoever she was.
"No." He replied firmly seeing the look in Eriol's eyes.
"No, you go with him Syaoran." Ieran instructed firmly. "There's nothing you can do here except brood and that is not good for you. Where are you going?" She asked. Eriol shrugged.
"To meet Tomoyo and some of her friends." He replied before going back to his conversation with Tomoyo. Syaoran glared at his mother, how dare she interfere. Ieran returned his gaze with indifference, she was not going to be intimidated by her son- besides which he was no where near as good as his father; or maybe that was because she was his mother and she could always make his life hell if he displeased her.
"You are going to go and have fun tomorrow night because it is on Saturday that you will meet your fiancée. You might as well have one last night of fun." She pointed out practically. Syaoran sighed. He hated it when his mother was right, which was a bit of a problem really considering that she was nearly always right.
"Fine, you know best." He murmured.
"Of course." Ieran replied with a wicked grin. "And don't bother yourself about your father, he's a strong man and he will pull through." Syaoran nodded half-heartedly.
Next Day (aka Friday)…
Sakura
She stood looking in the mirror at the outfit Tomoyo and Rika had selected for her, it wasn't as risqué as she had expected. They were up to something! At least Lars had allowed her to go out with them, she was beginning to think that he wasn't going to let her but then Nariko had had a quite word with him and suddenly he wasn't against her going- it made her wonder what exactly Nariko had said to him. Although having seen the outfit she wasn't sure that he would let her go whatever Nariko said. The black mini skirt five inches from her knees and the silk pink low cut blouse clung to her bosoms and was tied in a knot above her flat pale stomach and the pink sandals made her at least four inches taller. The whole outfit was stunning. She couldn't wait to see what Tomoyo and Rika looked like.
Sakura turned and looked into the mirror fiddling with her hair, which she had twisted and clipped to the back of her head with a silver butterfly clip. Her make-up was really simple as she had no desire to attract any male attention towards herself as she was soon to be engaged to some guy she had never met- wonderful! The door to her room opened and Tomoyo walked in, Sakura frowned she hadn't heard the doorbell ring otherwise she would have gone to answer the door. "Hey!" Tomoyo said before flopping down on the bed. Grinning Sakura turned away from the mirror to look at her. Tomoyo's hair was loose over her shoulders and it fell in shimmering waves down her back. Her outfit looked just the same as Sakura's did except that it was pink and she was wearing a gold heart shaped pendant that hung just above the v of the shirt over her bosom. "Hi" Sakura replied having taken in Tomoyo's outfit. "You look amazing, how do I look?" She asked with a wry grin.
"Almost as good as me." Tomoyo replied a smile tugging at her lips. "Nah! You look incredible Sakura! I mean you looked amazing last night on stage but now you look something else, this outfit is definitely you!" Sakura blushed and brushed some non-existent hair off of her face. "So are you ready?" Tomoyo prompted, Sakura nodded and grabbed her bag.
"Yep, I've just got to say bye to Nariko and Uncle Lars." She explained. Tomoyo nodded, finally she would get to see what this Lars guy looked like and maybe find out something about him. Sakura walked out of her room with Tomoyo following behind and along the hallway and down the stairs and into the living room where Nariko was sitting at one end of the couch and Lars at the other and they were watching some documentary or other on the TV. "I'm off." She announced causing both pairs of eyes to instantly focus on her.
"Okay, have fun!" Nariko instructed with a grin before turning back to the documentary. Lars scowled.
"Take care of yourself and ring me when you want to come home." He instructed his eyes flickering to Tomoyo who just smiled at him.
"You don't have to worry Mr Amoedus, I'll give her a lift home in my car." She said politely. Lars scowl deepened but he nodded with a sigh.
Lars
"Okay. Have fun." He said with a grin. Sakura and Tomoyo left the room and Lars watched them leave. He beckoned for a guy previously hidden in the shadows to come forward. "Follow them and keep an eye on Cherry Blossom, make sure no harm befalls her or her friends." He instructed. He was not at all happy about her going to this club place she was going to but as Nariko said it would be her last night of freedom. From tomorrow night she would be Li Syaoran's fiancée.
Sakura
Sakura was glad that Tomoyo had bought the limousine but at the same time she wasn't because the limousine only attracted attention to them, which wasn't good. If Lars had seen it Sakura knew that he would have been less than happy, but he hadn't and what he didn't know didn't hurt him. The limousine pulled to a stop outside Rika's house and the front door opened and Rika bounded down the path into the limousine. "Hey guys!" She said as she shut the door and looked at Tomoyo who nodded. The limousine pulled away and the driver put up the screen to give the girls a bit of privacy. "What's going on Sakura?" Rika demanded. Sakura looked at her confused.
"What do you mean what's going on?" She asked. Rika rolled her eyes.
"You know exactly what I mean." Rika replied and then continued, by way of explanation. "The fact you've given up dancing in the club and that you stood me and Tomoyo up yesterday." Sakura looked at her helplessly.
"I'm giving up ballet too." She whispered figuring that she may as well tell them now.
"You're what?!" Tomoyo yelped. "But I thought your dream was to become a ballet dancer."
"It was." Sakura replied.
"It was? Why are you giving up your dream?" Tomoyo asked looking at Sakura worriedly, Rika echoing her. Sakura looked out of the window.
"Because circumstances change and what we want isn't always what we get." She whispered as the limousine pulled up outside the restaurant where they were meeting Eriol and his friends. "What are the names of Eriol's friends?" She questioned by way of distraction.
"Li Syaoran and Marek Hiroshi, I believe." She replied as the driver opened the doors and all three girls stepped out onto the street. Sakura nodded thoughtfully.
"Do you know anything about either of them?" Rika demanded wondering if either of them would be cute and free. Tomoyo grinned knowing what and why her friend wanted to know.
"Nothing like that." She replied chuckling watching Rika pout. "All I know is that Eriol and Syaoran are cousins and best friends." Rika sighed and then grinned.
"Ah well, looks like I'll have to find out for myself." She said suddenly cheerful.
Syaoran
Syaoran sighed. This was not how he had envisioned the evening going. He had thought that if he kept quite and did not complain about going he could accidentally forget that he was supposed to be going out with Eriol and stay home, but no such luck. Ieran had anticipated such a move from her son and had been well prepared forcing him to get ready over an hour before the meeting. The only vaguely interesting thing he had learnt was that Daidoji Tomoyo was from a rich family and that she was bringing her two best friends with her but Eriol was less than fourth coming with the names.
The restaurant itself wasn't that impressive. It wasn't one of the upmarket ones that he and Eriol usually visited, he wondered about that. Surely all of them were of the same class? He looked up catching Eriol watching him intently. "No, we're not." He replied having guessed what Syaoran was thinking about. "One of Tomoyo's friends definitely isn't and the other doesn't know that she is because her family didn't bring her up, or rather the rich part of her family didn't."
"What are there names again?" Hiroshi tried. Eriol laughed.
"I didn't tell you them." He replied. "But I suppose you should know them seeing as they know yours and have just arrived outside." Syaoran glared at him, trust his cousin. From the look in Eriol's eyes Syaoran knew that he was planning something. "One's called Sasaki Rika and the other Kinomoto Sakura." Eriol said innocently ignoring his cousin's glare.
Eriol's faced brightened as he looked over Syaoran's shoulder, having just caught sight of Tomoyo. From this Syaoran could tell that Eriol really must like the girl. "Will you just drop it!" One of them hissed as Eriol, Syaoran and Hiroshi got up to greet the girls. "Now is not the time." Syaoran looked from one girl to the next and discovered that it was the pink haired one talking her, her emerald eyes blazing with annoyance. Amber and Emerald locked for a minute before emerald tore themselves away and went back to 'talking' to her friends.
As the girls reached the table they stopped talking and smiled at the guys, although Syaoran could see that the emerald-eyed girl was still annoyed. He wasn't sure how he could tell, and then it dawned on him he could see it in her eyes. Of all the girls she was the one that attracted- no demanded his attention. It wasn't her pink hair or her emerald eyes; there was something about her…
"Eriol!" The dark haired one with blue eyes exclaimed happily hugging his cousin, who kissed her on top of the head. She pulled back and smiled at him, Eriol lent down and kissed her. So that was Tomoyo, she wasn't bad but her emerald-eyed friend was something else…
"Well we know who Eriol is." The red haired one drawled smirking slightly. Syaoran had to admit that she was very pretty in her own way. "Who are you two?" She asked, the emerald-eyed goddess rolled her eyes.
"Rika!" She said her lips twitching into a smile.
"Sakura!" Rika replied back in exactly the same tone. The two girls held the others eye and then without warning burst into a fit of giggles. "So who are you?" Rika prompted when she had stopped laughing.
"Hiroshi and Syaoran." Eriol said pointing to the guys in turn; Syaoran frowned noticing that he had on the look he usually wore when he was planning something. Tomoyo also wore a similar look, from the corner of his eye he could see Sakura looking back and fourth between Tomoyo and Eriol looking slightly worried. So she'd picked up on it too.
"Sakura you're going to on my left with Syaoran on your right. Rika you're going to sit on Syaoran's left with Hiroshi on your right. Tomoyo you're going to sit on my right…"
"With Hiroshi on my left." Tomoyo finished for him before kissing him softly on the lips. "I think they get the idea." She said taking her seat, as she sat down she winked at Sakura.
Sakura
She could tell that Tomoyo had planned for her to sit next to Syaoran, it was typical. She had categorically told Tomoyo not to set her up with anyone. It looked like she would have to make the most of it. Tomoyo was busy with Eriol and likewise Rika was busy with Hiroshi. She smiled hesitantly at Syaoran; she knew nothing about him so she had no idea what to talk to him about. She was going to kill Tomoyo for this. The meal had been going okay-ish up to now; desert and she could see the way it was going to go. She was going to be left with Syaoran and she didn't even know him. Wait! Maybe it would be good practise for tomorrow? Syaoran was cute, and who knew if the guy she was going to marry was going to be cute?
Before she could talk to him a strange man had walked over to them and he was looking intently at her. She frowned- who was he? He looked vaguely familiar. "Cher…" He began and then swallowed. "Miss Sakura." He said correcting himself, Sakura caught a glimpse of a panther tattoo on his arm and realised he had been about to call her Cherry Blossom. "Lars has asked me to come and escort you home, he needs to… to discuss tomorrow with you." Frowning Sakura turned her attention back to Syaoran and the rest of the table.
"Please excuse me, but I have to go." She said getting up, she flashed a dazzling smile at Syaoran who blushed crimson. "Thank you for a wonderful evening." She turned to start walking away with the guy.
"Where are you off to?" Rika enquired. Sakura glanced at the guy unsure herself where she was being taken.
"I am taking Miss Sakura home." The guy said.
"Who exactly are you?" Rika demanded her eyes narrowing.
"I am Jamie." He replied. "I…"
"He works for my Uncle." Sakura said interrupting him, telling them all a half lie. Yes Jamie did work for her Uncle, sort of, but not in the way she knew Tomoyo and Rika would be thinking- that he was a servant of some kind. Tomoyo smiled at Jamie.
"It was nice meeting you." She said politely before looking at Sakura. "Are you sure you have to go?" She asked Sakura who nodded. "Call me later?"
"Of course." Sakura replied turning and following after Jamie. "What's going on?" She demanded when they were out of hearing distance.
Syaoran
He frowned watching after Sakura and the guy- Jamie. He could tell that she had been surprised to see the guy, almost as if she hadn't known who he was until she had seen something on his arm- but what? More importantly why was he worried about her, wasn't he going to meet his fiancée tomorrow? He didn't want to lead Sakura on. In the brief time he had known her he knew that if he had a choice Sakura would have been the kind of girl he would want to marry. The problem was he didn't have that choice.
"WHAT!?!!" He heard Sakura yell. He twisted in his seat to locate her; she was nearly at the entrance and Jamie looked more than a little harassed because although she had lowered her tone Syaoran could tell that she was telling the guy exactly what she thought about something. She turned away from Jamie and ignored his shout of "Sakura!" as she headed back towards them looking distinctly furious. With an exasperated sigh Jamie jogged to catch up with her and followed her to the table.
"We have to go, now." She said not bothering with a hello or an explanation. Syaoran raised an eyebrow.
"Why?" He enquired. Sakura turned her intense emerald eyes on him.
"Unless you want to die tonight, then I suggest you do." She glanced over to Tomoyo and Rika. "I'll explain it all later." Then she turned abruptly and headed for the entrance not bothering to check if they were following her. He was surprised to see Tomoyo and Rika get up out of their chairs and follow after her, then Hiroshi run after them. He glanced up to see Eriol looking at him.
"I don't know a lot about Sakura, but Tomoyo says she's very honest. Come on Li, if it comes to it we can protect ourselves." He pointed out. Not bothering to reply Syaoran got up and headed after the girls and Hiroshi, with Eriol at his heels. They caught up with the girls at the reception desk where Sakura was talking to the headwaiter.
"Can you charge our meal to Amodeus' account?" She asked the guy nodded and the group filled out of the restaurant. The girls shooting curious looks at Sakura, Syaoran had to admit that he was curious as well. Sakura glanced at Jamie who got into a waiting black limousine and followed suit; the others filed in after her.
The limousine pulled away from the curve. No sooner had it pulled away that the restaurant exploded. Rika and Tomoyo screamed. Syaoran looked at Sakura thoughtfully; tears were streaming down her face. "What's wrong?" He enquired. She looked up and held his amber eyes with her emerald pools.
"All those innocent people had to die, for what?" She laughed bitterly and he noticed that she was trembling.
"I think it's best if we drop you guys off soon, Miss Sakura really needs to see her Uncle and it must be a terrible shock to you all." Jamie said turning to face them from the front passenger seat. On one of his arms Syaoran noticed a panther tattoo, seeing where Syaoran was looking Jamie covered his arm and looked at challengingly at Li, daring him to comment. Syaoran refused to take the bait.
"Drop us all of at mine." Tomoyo said firmly. "It'll be easier." Jamie nodded and turned back to the driver.
Authors Note 2: A nasty place to leave it I know but it's 22:58 on Saturday September 13th and it's my 17th birthday tomorrow and I'm absolutely shattered. This is my second attempt at ending this chapter, and I hope that it lives up to the first chapter.
PrZ Pr1nCeZz 414: I'm glad that you liked the last chapter and I apologise for not updating sooner but I have recently started sixth form college and life is very hectic for me- plus I have lacked inspiration and Syaoran seems to want to fight me *sighs*.
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DracosBabe1989: Merci Beaucoup for you review, it was much appreciated!
Di: I'm feeling much better thank you and I'm rather excited about my b-day tomoz (It turned out awful L ). As you will already have read I have emailed Little Wolf LOVER and told her that quite a lot of people seem to think that my story is like hers.
Strawberry-miow: Thanks for reviewing Jen! *claps* I'm glad you liked reading it just as much the second time as the first- and you know how much I love reviews *winks* I would just like to say that I don't have muses I have gremlins- like Kryssy- that aren't at all useful for writing anything that they aren't in *sighs*
A MAMMOTH thank you to everyone kind enough to review, you all made my day. Well I had better finish off this authors note as it is currently 23:29 and I'm practically falling asleep over the computer.
Don't forget to review and tell me what you thought of this chapter! ALL reviews are loved, adored, treasured, welcomed, cherished, revered, worshiped and placed on my review shelf (lol). Bex
(P.S. the word count for this chapter according to MS Word is: 6093)
