Hey I'm actually trying to follow my little update schedule. Go me. –dances comically-
Sometimes during this chapter and from now on, I'll be referring to Mei Lin as Mei, cuz people are aloud to have nicknames . . .That sounded cruel, so sorry, but still, don't get confused please. Umm, this is really freaky, I found this website that will give you your name in Chinese. Mine is Jun tiao Wu. Really Jun Tiao is also what Jade is called by the elders in this, since I have the Japanese names, excluding Jade, and the elders speak Chinese. I don't know what Jade is in Japanese, I should find out.
Enjoy this really freaky, cheerful chapter.
Chapter is dedicated to . . . . Lonely Maiden and Maximite
Chapter 13
Sakura's POV
I walked into the classroom the following day, and winked at Tomoyo who gave me a slight nod. She and I had grown to be friends and we understood each other. Two days had passed since we had fought Jade in the dojo. A few more attacks on us had occurred at the mansion. Those men with the guns had come back a few times, and one time they brought a person who tried to steal our magic. They were working for the man trying to harvest the magic from all those who had some. Jade came walking in a few minutes later, her new black messenger bag slung over one shoulder. Just looking at her as she walked towards me, inclining her head towards Tomoyo as if she was just getting a kink out of her neck, reminded me of something. My eyes widened and I stood up running towards Jade past the teacher.
"Jade, I need to talk to you in the hall for a minute." I hissed loud enough for Tomoyo to hear. "It's important, I may know who is behind the attack on your brother." I looked over at Tomoyo and saw her whispering something quickly to her friends.
"Alright." Jade said and handed her messenger bag to Atashi as he walked past. "Eriol, can you join Sakura and I in the hall?" It wasn't a question but a demand. "Atashi-kun put this at my desk will you." She turned and left and I ran after her. "Arigato." She called to him over her shoulder.
"Uh I have news for you Jade." Tomoyo said quietly as we turned the corner and hid in one of the empty classrooms. "We're in China, not Japan."
"Na really?" Came Jade's sarcastic reply. "Now who do you think is behind all this?"
Lunch time – (You really think I'm going to tell you who it is?)
I walked into the cafeteria and turned my head looking for everyone. Drave was standing against the wall near the doors and I groaned not wanting to go through this. I started towards him as he noticed me and when I passed Tomoyo's table she looked up and I smiled at her, knowing she would be the only one to notice. She smiled back and then went back to eating her salad. I continued walking towards Drave and Jade appeared along with Mei Lin as if they knew what was going to happen. I thought back remembering the drawing jade had sketched of me and Drave that I had in my locker. Maybe I could get Jade to do one of Syaoran and me. Jade patted me on the shoulder and handed me a piece of paper. I looked down and smiled, nudging her.
"How did you know I wanted one?" I asked her and Mei Lin burst out laughing. "What's so funny?"
"Nothing, it's just that question was to funny." Mei said, and I punched her. "Come one let's go, we need to protect you from Drave."
"No, Drave has someone else on his scope." Jade replied and we both looked at her. "What you didn't hear?"
"Hear what?" We both said.
"Drave asked Naoko out and she said yes." Jade told us and we stared.
"Naoko, as in one of Tomoyo's gang?" Mei whispered in disbelieve.
"I'm not lying, I was there when he asked her." Jade laughed and led us towards him. "Ask him if you don't believe me."
"I will." I retorted and smiled at Drave as we stopped before him. "Hey Drave, so is it true about you and Naoko?" I asked and smiled at Chao as he stopped beside us. "Hey Chao." I greeted along with everyone.
"Where's Michael?" Jade asked suddenly. "He hasn't been around lately."
Chao shrugged and Drave looked around. "I don't know." Chao replied and pulled out his cell phone. "I'll call him when we join everyone at the fountain."
"That's a good idea." Mei Lin told him, sharing a glance with me and Jade. "Why don't we go. Koji knows where to look for us. I think Takashi and Lila are joining us today, I don't know though."
"If they might join us doesn't that mean that Syaoran might too." I mused and Jade smirked at what I said while Mei Lin grabbed my arm and dragged me towards the door.
We ran out of the cafeteria and to the fountain where Naoto, Terri, Atashi, and surprisingly Naoko sat waiting for us and eating. I looked over at Mei Lin and I caught her staring at Chao as he walked alongside us. I smiled secretly, knowing she liked him, just like he liked her. Maybe I'll try to play matchmaker when all this stuff with the prophecy is done with. I smirked and sat down next to Naoko as Drave took the spot next to her. Jade, not wanting to go through the fountain scene again with Koji took to the stone around the fountain, and pulled out her notebook, and started to draw. One thing that's easy to figure out is that jade never eats her own lunch, she always take food from everyone else, and they don't mind. The only thing she doesn't take is a drink, she buys that herself. But Mei Lin is the same way. Right now Mei was stealing food from Chao's tray. Chiharu was sifting through her backpack looking for something, while she dug her other hand into a bag of chips.
Syaoran's POVI smiled at Jade as I snuck up on Sakura, who was staring intently at Chao and Mei. I placed my hand on her shoulder and she shrieked jumping up and slamming her elbow into my stomach. I stumbled back and glared at her as she turned around.
"Hoe, sorry Syaoran. I didn't know it was you." Sakura apologized and I smiled at her.
"It's alright, I shouldn't have snuck up on you." I retorted and sat down pulling her unto my lap. "Hey everyone." I greeted smiling at Mei and Jade. "so if none of you mind my friends Takashi and Lila are going to join us."
"It's alright with me." Eriol replied dragging along a pouting Tomoyo, who was being followed by Rei and Rika, the rest of her gang staying behind at the cafeteria. "I decided to bring along some of these guys to hang out and find out how fun we are."
"Eriol." Tomoyo hissed, and he only smiled. "I'll get you one of these days."
"Really, we'll see about that." He retorted and we all burst out laughing including Rei and Rika. "So does anyone have any food?"
"Eriol." Jade called and threw a bag of chips at him she had snagged from me a few minutes ago. "Hey Tomoyo, sit down there's plenty of room." Tomoyo nodded and sat beside Jade, grabbing her notebook from her. "Hey."
"These are good." Tomoyo commented and then stopped at one picture. "Is this supposed to be me and our science teacher?"
"Err yea." Jade replied softly scooting away.
"It's good, but I don' think me and him would be kissing each other. He's gay." Jade raised an eyebrow and I saw everyone stare in shock at Tomoyo. "I'm telling the truth, I saw him kissing a guy at a store a few weeks ago."
"It is true." Naoko said finally speaking. "I saw him too. So did Rika and Rei."
"Yes we did." Rei replied smiling at Koji as he sat down beside Jade. "Rika was sorta talking on her phone and missed it though."
"I didn't miss it, I saw them kiss too." Rika said pulling out her cell phone and looking for something. "Here I got a picture of it." She showed it around to us and Sakura waved it away.
We all started talking about random stuff and I didn't even notice Takashi and Lila show up till they sat in front of Sakura and I. Rika, Jade and Tomoyo got into conversation about some random band and Rei sat there talking to Atashi. Drave had his arm around Naoko's shoulders while they ate. I looked down at Sakura and kissed the top of her head, snagging a fry from her tray. Takashi and Lila were talking with Eriol and Chao about something while Mei Lin and Sakura were talking about clothes.
"Chiharu," Takashi said and I saw Lila smile at him knowingly.
"Yes?" She asked looking over at Lila and Takashi, but mostly at Lila, wondering if she knew what he was going to ask.
"Will you go out with me?" He asked and Chiharu almost choked.
"But you're dating Lila." She protested.
"No, we broke up a few days ago. We realized we only wanted to be friends." Lila explained and Chiharu thought it over.
"Alright, I'll go on a date with you. Just name the place, date and time." She agreed.
"Syaoran." Sakura whispered and I looked down at her. "Can we go someplace quiet? There's something I need to tell you." I nodded to her and she stood up, taking my hand. "We'll be back in a few minutes." She announced and Tomoyo, Mei, and Jade nodded to us as if they knew what was going on.
Tomoyo's POV"So how well do you think he's going to take it?" I asked Jade and she shook her head.
"He maybe my cousin, but sometimes I can't seem to figure him out." She replied, and started to draw something else. "But I know he'll be angry after what they both went into freeing both him and I from that stupid man and his daughter."
"I thought I had problems with all of you. But I sure was wrong." I told her and she smiled at me. "We'll take care of this jerk. I still can't believe you didn't know he had magic."
"I'm not as experienced in finding auras as well at the elders." She frowned and looked at something behind me, towards the street. "Uh, speaking of elders . . ." She trailed off.
I looked behind me and looked at the five old men walking towards us. They were all wearing pants and cardigans. But the cardigans had the Li symbol on them. Jade had showed me a tattoo both she and Syaoran had gotten done on their backs of the symbol. I looked back at Jade and she was staring intently at them, shocked about something. Koji looked over at her and then over at the elders, and back at Jade. I saw Eriol stand up out of the corner of my eye and watched as he moved to stand beside us, as we stood. Jade looked away fleetingly as if looking for something. She was looking in the direction Syaoran and Sakura had gone in, watching for them.
"This is just too freaky." She whispered to me and I looked at her confused. "The elders haven't left the mansion grounds in like a few hundred years. Once you become an elder you don't leave. It just hasn't been done."
"Is it a possibility that the elders all have twins." I whispered back and Eriol having heard me, hit me over the head. "Stupid question." I reprimanded myself.
"Li Yuang." Jade greeted them as they got closer. "Li Ao Tiao, Li Man Kuo, Li Sen Tian, Li Kuai Wen, Li Tian Mao." Eriol and her both bowed and everyone followed since it was a sign of respect.
"Jun Tiao." One of them addressed and Jade moved forward. "Where is Xiao Lang?"
"Li Ao Tiao." Jade whispered to us before answering him. "He is with Kinomoto Ying Fa."
"Who are these people?" the same man asked and I saw Jade bristle.
"My friends." She announced not letting the elders know our names. "Their names need not be known by you." Her voice held a sort of authority and I wondered what she held over them.
"Just tell us where Xiao Lang is so we can speak with him. He is the next leader of the Li clan, not you." Said another elder, his voice calm yet at the same time furious.
"Behind you." Jade said calmly as if not hearing the last part of what the elder said to her. "Come on." She said to me and picked up her bag and notebook. "Class starts in a few minutes. I feel the need to brush my hair and put on some make up." She winked at me as she started away and all the girls in the group followed.
I looked back at Eriol and watched as he stood behind Syaoran, listening to what was being said. Let's just say Syaoran wasn't to happy about something. Jade pushed open the school doors and held them open for us and I turned back to the group as Jade walked in behind me. We followed Chiharu and Rika who were talking about something, to the nearest girls bathroom, which was the one we always hung around in between classes. Jade walked in before me and I smiled at Sakura as I followed.
"So what did he say?" I questioned her, and she smiled at me.
"Oh was he pissed. He slammed his fist into the nearest tree." Jade and I started laughing and Mei only shook her head as she started to brush her long hair.
"Jade, it seems as if you have something over the elders." I said to her as she rifled through her bag for something. "What is it?"
"Syaoran's father and my own were leading the clan together. When my uncle died I heard the Elders saying something about my father. On the anniversary of my uncles death, my family excluding Ryu and I was killed."
"You think the Elders had something to do with it." Mei asked not believing it.
"I don't think, I know." Jade said and pulled out a small mini recorder. "Listen to it yourself. I can't leave it at home or they'll find it, so I leave it in my locker." She handed it to Mei who rewound it and turned it on.
'Why kill Kasshu-san?' An elder asked.
'For our plans to work he needs to be dead just like Li-san.' Another said.
'Kasshu's daughter will find out.' Came the first elder again.
'We must keep her and her brother alive. Send the brother on a mission, and get the daughter sick.' A new voice commented.
'Good idea. Now how are we going to kill the rest of the family?' This voice was raspy, an older elder perhaps.
'Car accident.'
'perfect.' Those voices were unidentifiable.
The tape was cut off and Mei handed it to Jade who hid it back in her backpack. Wordlessly Mei and I hugged Jade, who only shrugged us off. We all dove towards stalls and the mirror, pretending to wash our hands as a female teacher walked in. Jade made sure the tape recorder was hidden and pulled out a brush, putting her hair up in a braid.
"Class is about to the start." The teacher reprimanded us and sent us on our way.
Unidentified POV (not Koji's POV)
I laughed evilly as I watched them head off to class. My gaze turned back to the elders and Li Syaoran as they continued to talk in the front of the school. The door opened behind me and someone slipped in to stand beside me her hand covering mine.
"The slaves have been sent to harvest magic from families of magic in western China. They should be back in time for the plan." She whispered to me, her robes brushing against the table. "So father when is this plan of yours going to take place?"
"Tomorrow night. They have no clue who we are. Surprise will be our asset." I told her as I watched the elders leave and Li Syaoran walked to class. "Then he will be yours."
"Yes father." Was her reply as she turned and started back to the door. "I can't wait." She sighed and I turned to her. "Can't we have some fun tonight?"
"Daughter, remember this is only the calm before the storm." I whispered soothingly to her, my voice still edged with the evil that came with this job.
So, anyone actually surprised I updated within a month? I know I am. Hehe, thanks for all those reviews. Is it too much to ask that I get past 100 reviews by the end of this story? This is the first time I've gotten past 30 reviews for something. Remember no flames. Don't forget to review and make me happy. Maybe if I get ten reviews for this chapter I'll update sooner. The next chapter is already planned and started.
Jade.
Maximite: Umm. Yes sadly the journey is almost at its end, 4 or 5 chapters. I haven't really decided it yet. I might make it longer. Should I take your review as a compliment cuz it kinda confused me. I take it your saying my stories are good and that they don't bore you. I hope that's what it means.
VampiricEternity: -hugs- Aww, glad you think my story is awesome. Hehe, I love writing with magic. Hehe, your amusement about the dedication made me really happy, I wasn't having a great day till I got that review. Thanks for the review.
RayneWolf: I don't remember asking for reasons. Hehe. Ok, which Friday were you talking about since its been like 3 Fridays. I took down the Inuyasha fic, I need to rewrite it, I messed it up horribly.
Ngoc1231: Hehe, you really loved that chapter. It was one of the best I think I've written so far. The test was kinda a last minute addition. I thought the chapter was to short so I added. Here's the update.
Animeflower: You like all those genres? Hehe thanks for the review. Glad you like it.
MiniSparky: Hey, I need someone to keep me on my toes. I guess you're it. Hehe. Anyway, I think you find out about the men with guns in this chapter. Yes well I kinda hating how I had Tomoyo in the story since she's so sweet in the manga and stuff.
Lonely Maiden: Here's the chapter, I hope it's as Kawaii as the last one.