Music to Utada Hikaru's "Simple and Clean" starts
When you walk away
You don't hear me say
Please, oh baby, don't go
Simple and Clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go
"So, what will it be?" Jing whispered again. Meiling looked around the room, as if the answer to her problems would lie there. But just as she thought she was going to have to give him her answer in a life or death situation, he immediately let go. "They're coming..." he muttered angrily. "Tomo, why don't you go take them on?"
Tomo stood there, immobile. They were coming. Now he could save Meiling and be rid of Jing. "Tomo, I gave you an order."
You're giving me
Too many things, lately
You're all I need
You smiled at me and said
"I don't think so, Jing."
"You think I'm ignorant enough to not have realized you weren't under my spell? You asked earlier why I wanted Shinta, well now you know." He clapped his hands and in an instant, Shinta was brought out, bound and hurt. The two vampires that had a hold on her licked their lips and twisted her arms so they could hear her scream. Tomo looked at Jing in disgust. He should have seen it coming, but in his euphoria of seeing Shinta with him, he didn't realize Jing's overall plan. "I believe this is checkmate? Now, do as I say or else Shinta will be hurt."
Meiling looked at the two and at Shinta. She saw only one window of opportunity to save Shinta that Jing seemed to have overlooked. Stalling for time, Meiling opened her mouth. "I'll give you my powers!"
Don't get me wrong I love you,
But does that mean I have to meet your father?
When we are older you will understand what I meant when I said "No
I don't think life is quite that simple"
The tension that was rising, fell. Everyone's attention went to Meiling, and in that moment time seemed to stop. She quickly used Time's powers to stop time and undid Shinta's bindings and led her out the house. She made her way once again back to the room, and just when she was about to grab Tomo, her time powers gave way, and once again Jing grabbed her.
"What did you do?"
"What do you mean?" she asked innocently.
"You know exactly what I mean."
The door burst open and Jing looked up to see Sakura, Ice, and Xing.
When you walk away
You don't hear me say
Please, oh baby, don't go
Simple and Clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go
"Let her go." Sakura said determinedly despite the fact that she was in no condition to fight. Jing flung Meiling to the ground and looked over the group. He had the upper hand. With the stealth of a cheetah he made his way over to Sakura, and put a long knife to her throat.
"Come any closer and she'll die."
Meiling looked at him with determination. "Then I won't come closer." She snapped her fingers, and fire came sprouting out. She quickly threw the flame toward Jing, who was surprised that she'd do such a bold move when he was so close to her friend. Sakura closed her eyes, and felt the heat of the flame pass by her. In an instant, the knife was let go and Sakura was back with Ice and Xing.
"Don't you care about your friend?"
"All I care about is seeing you dead!" She rushed out, sword appearing in her hand due to the Sword's powers. The knife that had fell from Jing's hand swept right back into his hand, and the two weapons clashed. The fight for their lives had started, and the outcome was unknown.
The daily things
That keep us all busy
Are confusing me
That's when you came to me and said
The two vampires went after Tomo, Xing, Sakura, and Ice. Due to their last battle, Tomo and Ice had to fight to keep the vampires away from Xing and Sakura. Syaoran was of no use, just standing there expressionless, in the midst of the action.
"Is that all you got?" Jing asked Meiling, as he flung her across the room.
She smirked. "I'm just warming up." She flung herself toward him, all the while dodging Ice's attack and a vampire's claws.
I have to help...she needs my help... Syaoran thought. Though it seemed Meiling was doing fine on her own, Syaoran knew better. She was starting to attack without thought of the consequences and Jing kept taunting her.
Sakura had feebly managed to get her wings on, and she hovered above everyone, trying to avoid all attacks. Seeing this, Jing pretended to be putting on a deadly attack, and at the last second jumped and attacked Sakura.
Wish I could prove I love you
But does that mean I have to walk on water?
When we are older you will understand
It's enough when I say so
And maybe some things are that simple
Meiling realized his plan at the last second. There was no way for her to protect her friend, and when the others tried to get to her, the vampires kept getting in the way. She looked like a fallen bird on the ground, with her wings curled around her. Blood was splattered on an edge and it was just a matter of time before Jing induced the fatal attack. Meiling tried to call upon the powers of Time, but it was to no avail. She was sapped out of energy.
When you walk away
You don't hear me say please
Oh baby, don't go
Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go
"Sakura!" she shouted, while trying to get to her. One of the vampires came up and easily flung her to a side. She didn't realize that she was so weak.
Suddenly a blast of energy hurled Jing across the room before he could do anything. Everyone but Syaoran looked toward the door to see Shinta. Her eyes were glowing, and there seemed to be an aura of powerful energy surrounding her. "Get up. Let's fight."
Jing glared at her and the room was soon swept away by their energy. Balls of energy clashed and swirled and by the time everything had cleared, it was evident that it was taking a toll on the both of them.
Hold me
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on
Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all
Nothing's like before
Taking advantage of the situation, Meiling made her way over to Syaoran. "Syaoran, wake up. Please..." She pleaded with him, and just when she thought nothing would move him, a vampire grabbed her by her throat.
"You're so beautiful..."
"Sy-Sy-Syaoran!"
"He won't help you..." he said as he brung his mouth down over her throat. Tears started to form in her eyes, and as they fell, Syaoran found he could finally move his body.
He grabbed the vampire's hair and pulled his head back. "Let. Go. Of. Her. Now."
Though his head was being pulled back, the vampire still looked mockingly at him. "Or what?"
When you walk away
You don't hear me say please
Oh baby, don't go
Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go
In that instant an ice arrow came hurling into him. The vampire looked over at Ice in shock, who held a defiant gaze. In all the confusion, Tomo had managed to get the dagger that could kill vampires and quickly sliced him. "One down, welcome back Syaoran." he managed to say before going off to help Shinta.
Shinta was holding her own against Jing but it wasn't enough. As they all tried their best, none of them could get Jing down in time. Jing quickly took advantage of Shinta's weakening strength and killed her in midair. The group looked at the blonde, who held a smile on her face as Tomo made his way toward her. She whispered something in his ear, and as she passed away, Jing and the remaining vampire took advantage of the shock.
Xing didn't realize what was coming when it happened. Sakura, sensing something might be wrong, looked up to see Jing and the vampire sneak up on Xing. "XING!" she screamed, but it was too late. They had gotten him.
Tomo and Ice backed up toward the remaining group. "Can you guys do anything?" Tomo asked. Meiling concentrated on forming another fire attack, but when that didn't work, she shook her head.
"We're still too weak..."
"Then there's only one thing to do." Ice said. Tomo nodded knowingly.
"How long did you know of our purpose, Ice?" Tomo whispered to her.
"Since the second part of this whole ordeal started."
Hold me
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on
Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all
Nothing's like before
"Simple and Clean" ends
Syaoran held Meiling close, as the trio all wondered what Ice had meant. With a quick flick, Tomo had managed to throw the dagger into the remaining vampire, instantly killing him. All that was left was Jing.
"I told you I have you in checkmate." Jing taunted.
"I don't think so, you haven't realized we've won." Ice spat.
In his anger, he didn't realize that Tomo and Ice walked right into death. Meiling screamed and Syaoran had to hold her back. Sakura turned her head, and cried in silence.
"See, I've won!" Jing said triumphantly.
With those words, a blue light emitted from Tomo, Ice, Xing, and Shinta. They swirled around and hit Meiling. As it hit, she felt rejuvenated. Her energy had come back ten fold. Summoning up all of the energy, she blasted Jing with all of it. It hit him so fast, there was nothing he could do. As his screams died away, all three of them fell into a deep sleep.
- - -
Light hit Meiling's face. The birds were already chattering to each other, and she sat up immediately. She looked around her surroundings and noticed, she was in her room. Startled, she looked around for Syaoran and Sakura, but saw neither.
She rushed out of her room, and headed toward Sakura's. She quickly slid the door, but found her gone. Confused, she made her way to Syaoran's room. He was nowhere to be found either. Meiling looked around the house again. It looked liked the Li house. She touched the silk fabric of her pajamas and wondered when she had changed into them.
Hands covered her eyes, surprising her. "Guess who?" a male voice questioned.
"Syaoran!" she cried, turning around and embracing him.
"What a night, huh?"
She nodded. "How'd we end up here?" Syaoran shrugged.
"Got a present." She looked questioningly at him, and frowned when he handed her the newspaper. "Sakura fixed breakfast."
She scanned the front page. 'Mysterious fire burns entire neighborhood. Sixty dead.' Meiling's legs took her to the kitchen, where she sat down, and Sakura solemnly handed her her plate.
Meiling muttered her thanks. "It really...happened, huh? That wasn't a dream?"
"No..." Sakura answered.
"That was some night. I don't want that it to happen again." Syaoran groaned.
"What do you think Ice meant when she said 'Then there's only one thing to do.'?" Sakura wondered aloud.
A tear slid down Meiling's face when she realized why they hadn't died at the fall of Yang-Chan. "They were our guardian angels..."
A/N: Sorry to say, this is the end! No more after this! Unless I get inspired by something and turn this into a trilogy. But, after I get done writing my Cowboy Bebop fic : Dealing, I'm going on a little hiatus. The only other thing that I'll end up writing is my original stories. It's about time I stopped neglecting them. After that, I'll come back with some InuYasha fics. I'm happy to say that I finished changing hosts on my writing site, and if you guys really miss me, you can leave a message on my tagboard.If you go to my profile, you should see a link to my writing site: Mare's Soul at the bottom under Special Notice or something like that. Thanks for all of your support! I hope you enjoyed this end! Don't forget to review!