Beyond then Unknown

Chapter 12:

Discoveries and Decisions

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Eckk.. last chapter

They broke apart without any breath and Sakura looked up half mad, half shocked at Dan. But his eyes weren't focused on hers.

They were focused on Syaoran's pretty eyes, as if to match his gaze in competition. It was obvious. He was stating she was his… and only his.

Sakura snuck a glance at Syaoran and for a minute his eyes stared dead into hers. Soft sadness and hurt flooded his eyes, but a second later, emotionless, bitter eyes filled the spot.

Sakura blinked, not knowing if she'd imagined that. But before she had a chance to think about it, Dan released her.

"Go Jade," he whispered in her ear.

He tucked a strand of her hair back protectively, before he sent her off.

No more Li…

And turning her head away from Syaoran, without objecting she went up.

No more Li meant no more Li…

Hiding.

That's probably all she did, while growing up. She would hide behind curtains when she heard Evan's footsteps pass her room.

She would hide when the teacher called for her.

She even hid behind the tall tree in the playground while she watched the other kids play. She had always been shy and curious about the sound that floated from their lips. Laughter was what she knew they called it, but never once did she feel it from within.

And even now, she hid.

She hid her feelings, thoughts and the emotions from within because she knew… emotions were what made her weak.

Sakura clutched the cell phone, feeling its smooth surface with her thumb. The number dialed in by the carrier remained untouched.

Evan, she knew, was waiting, but… her fingers quivered as she brushed her index finger pass the call button.

Unlike the call to Tomoyo, this time she would be talking to Evan. And she knew what he was going to tell her.

It was the point of this whole mission and she knew that now with the coming attack at Evan's place, she was supposed to do it.

Do the thing, she'd been dreading all along.

Kill…

Sakura got up instantly from the bed and opened the door, almost pulling it out of its hinges.

Her knuckles had turned white, with the cell clutched tightly in her hand.

Kill…

Her eyes opened, as she saw the messy brown hair she'd least expected, turn the corner of the hall.

"Li." She said.

Kill Li.

He looked surprised as he took her in. "What are yo-"

"Sorry." She said, cutting him off. Her hair fell into her eyes and she didn't bother to brush it off. "I have to do it." She whispered.

"W-What?"

Her arm came strong to him with force.

He watched as her arm ram against his chest and knocked him hard into the wall.

There was a loud crack and the wall behind Syaoran's back split.

He looked at her surprised and at the arm that pushed against his chest.

"Why?" Sakura whispered.

"Why! You could have stopped my arm."

He only looked at her.

In disgust, Sakura took her arm away from him. "You were wrong. We are nothing alike. If you knew what I'm about to do, you'd be surprised."

And with that Sakura walked away.

Emotions made her weak. And now, all she had to do was get rid of the cause of these emotions and she'd be okay.

"What's wrong?" Mei Lin asked as Syaoran came into the room.

His face was blank as usual, but Mei Lin knew him long enough to see something was wrong in his eyes.

He discarded her question. "Did you get it done?"

Mei Lin knew what he was talking about. "Yes. I did. Long Harbor."

"No witnesses? Everything was clean?" i didn't make it full sentences on purpose because while we talk, we don't always have perfect sentence structure

"Yeah." Mei Lin nodded. "It was done on the crack of dawn. No one was around."

Syaoran nodded. "Good. Are you going already?" He asked, when several people entered the living room they were in.

"Yeah. The earlier the better."

"Where are we going?" She asked, as Mei Lin led her down the hill of the Li mansion.

"You'll see." She stopped as they got to a red convertible with several of the higher Li members.

They'd become friends over the past few weeks. When they saw Sakura and Mei Lin, they greeted them with the 'greatest kindest.'

"Finally you're here. Get in bitches." They grinned, showing that they were absolutely joking. It was their way of showing affection.

Mei Lin hopped into the driver's seat for her ever famous driving skills and Sakura hopped into the passengers.

She slipped on some expensive sunglasses they'd bought, when they went shopping together last week and tied her hair up in a high pony tail style with loose strands escaping.

The sun glare would be strong and the wind was definitely going to be kicking, because…

Mei Lin placed the stick onto drive and pressed her foot against the pedal.

The car jerked forward instantly, zooming past the Li mansion gates and down the hill at a speed of 120 and catching.

"Where are we?" She mused, as the car slowed down to a stop.

They pulled up to a private road minutes ago and now the car stopped at a grassy hill.

"This…" Mei Lin said getting out of the car. She spread her arms around herself. "… is our private haven. Only a true Li and not just any Li… a high status Li… knows this place…"

The girls brought Sakura around a rock and when Sakura opened her closed eyes; her breath was lost inside of her.

There rested a shimmering lake with such clear, cool water it was actually blue. The sun's rays against the lake, made the water glisten even more.

Staring past the blueness, Sakura could see clown fishes and little angelfishes swimming.

A loud splash awakened her from her stupor.

"Come on. Less ogling and more swimming." Kay screamed, as she stripped off her clothes until her bra and panties were left and dived into the blueness.

The movement made tiny ripples in the water.

"We were as amazed as you when we first saw the place. It's a real beauty, isn't it?"

Sakura nodded, slipping off her white T and Capri's shorts. "Thanks for taking me here." She said softly, remembering what Mei Lin said.

'Only a true Li and not just any Li… a high status Li… knows this place…'

'A true Li…' She looked at Mei Lin and the others a bit sadly, but she forced the sadness away as she stepped into the water.

The water was absolutely cool and she grinned from satisfaction.

This was just what she needed.

She shrieked as someone else dived in, making the water splash into her face.

"The guys are here!" Mei Lin grinned.

Sakura had just noticed the second car that pulled up.

"Hi baby," Kay grinned as she hugged James.

"Hey Jade. How do you like the place?" He said when he and Kay broke apart from lip lock.

"It's great." She nodded. "This place is really something."

"Now I'm going to steal my boy, okay Jade?" Kay said, after they finished talking.

"Sure," Jade laughed, as she dove backwards into the water. A smile played on her lips as she floated along the water with her eyes closed.

Everyone was having a great time.

Mei Lin was with Anthony.

Kay was with James.

Mina was with Alex.

Kuri was with Yuki.

Her ears perked up as she heard a familiar voice… Syaoran.

Syaoran had taken his shirt off, wearing only his shorts like the other guys.

His bare chest against the sun, glistened, showing his perfectly chiseled abs.

He was perfect with tan skin and a perfect build.

Sakura blushed hotly as she caught herself watching.

She quickly dove under to soak herself with the coolness and stayed under until her oxygen ran low.

At the last second, she burst through the surface. But her lack of oxygen wasn't enough to keep her sane and away from thinking what she'd just witnessed.

"Jade…" Sakura turned to Mei Lin's voice. "See something you like?"

When Sakura registered her words, her face turned a light pink.

Mei Lin giggled. "Don't wait too long Jade." She advised. "Oh and have fun." She said, before she wiggled her fingers and swam away.

Sakura closed her eyes and exhaled. 'Don't wait too long…'

Well yeah, that's chapter 12. Did you like it? I hope so because there's definitely more coming. I've just gotten started! D There's going to be an SS moment very soon, so keep checking back and review! I promise, the next update will NOT be late.

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