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Author's Note!
I am just going to apologize for Syaoran's vulgar behavior in this chapter now. So...from Syaoran to me to you...sorry!

Love of War
Chapter Five: Temptations

Sakura sighed, leaning against the wooden pole she'd been tied to. The sun had set hours ago and Sakura guessed that it had to be at least midnight, or past it.

Tomoyo was fast asleep, Sakura had suspected she'd been drugged, but she had woken a few times, so she hadn't.

She'd refused to sleep, to close her eyes, to let her guard down. Syaoran and Eriol had come into the tent a few times, telling her she should get some rest, they had a long journey ahead of them, but she'd refused.

Sakura didn't want to be caught off guard in case of an attack, or Syaoran tried to make a move on her like he had on the island.

They hadn't gone further than just a kiss, a deep kiss, or anything, but Sakura had been able to tell that Syaoran had wanted more from her. She'd pushed him away when she felt his hand slip up her dress and they didn't speak until hours later.

Sakura felt her cheeks heat up at the memory of his lips on hers, his touch, his warmth. She'd thought about it every day for a year, wondering what he was doing, where he was.

Until she saw him at her home, his family and friends killing all of her family.

A tear slid down her cheek as she gazed up at the hole in the roof of the tent at the night sky. The moon was shinning brightly, it's beams hanging over the sixteen-year-old's body, casting her aglow.

"You still not asleep?" A voice said from the mouth of the tent.

Sakura turned her gaze from the moon and turned to Syaoran, a glare darkening her features.

Syaoran smirked and walked into the tent closing the flap behind him. He knelt in front of Sakura, a smirk playing across his lips.

Sakura couldn't help but stare. He was a very handsome boy. She loved the way his dark hair fell over his eyes, and the way he gazed out beneath his bangs at her, his almond gaze intense. He was wearing a white undershirt that showed off his muscular arms very well, making Sakura swallow hard. He was strong, he wouldn't be easy to escape from.

"Well?" Syaoran said. "Aren't you going to answer me?"

"Why aren't you asleep?" Sakura asked, dodging his question.

Syaoran smirked and shook his head. "You haven't changed Sakura, not at all. You are still as witty as you ever were."

Sakura took a sharp breath, did he remember?

Syaoran nodded, his eyes not leaving hers. "Yeah, I remember now."

"Oh, now you do." Sakura said, rolling her eyes. "Well what a great time to remember isn't it?"

He smirked, his hand reaching out to touch her cheek.

Sakura winced and turned her face away. "Don't."

Syaoran took his hand back, anger pinching at his mind. "I think it's a good thing."

She turned her head back towards him, gaping. "Why?"

"Because." Syaoran said softly, his eyes boring into her. She was so beautiful. "You can't get away from me now."

Sakura gasped as he leaned forward and caught her mouth in his.

She tried to push away, she had to, but the pole behind her refused to move, and her binds on her wrists and ankles didn't help her much either.

He pushed closer to her, pressing himself as close to her as he could, tilting her head back to make the kiss deeper. He didn't know what made him do it, the memory of her lips on his had driven him crazy, not allowing him to sleep.

He wanted her, the way he had wanted her that night in the cave. She'd pushed him away then, but she couldn't push him away now.

He heard her groan softly, trying to push him away with her knees. He wouldn't let her.

Syaoran wrapped his arm around her waist, using his free hand to tilt her neck back, pushing his tongue in her mouth, exploring her.

Sakura managed to wrestle her mouth away from him, she was breathing heavily, her shoulders shaking. "Stop."

"But I thought you wanted this," Syaoran mumbled, moving his lips to her neck. "You kissed me in the cave."

"You were different then." Sakura said, pulling her knees in between her and Syaoran.

"Different?" Syaoran said softly, a bit shocked. He pulled away from her, his hands still on her neck and waist. "What do you mean?"

"Please." Sakura whispered, turning her tear filled eyes from him. "Go away. You took my father, my family, away from me. You aren't the same person."

"I haven't changed." Syaoran said.

"You have!" Sakura growled, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Please! Just go, before Tomoyo wakes up."

Syaoran frowned and nodded, biting his bottom lip. "Fine, if that's how it is."

Sakura nodded. "That's how it has to be."

Syaoran leaned close to her, his forehead almost touching hers. "Then your stay with me, will be a living hell."

With that said, he got up, and swept out of the tent.

Sakura sat all night, her eyes wide, staring at the door that Syaoran had left out of.

A threat. He had threatened her.

She knew, somehow, that it would come to this. Not only a war between the Kinomoto and Li families, but against Sakura and Syaoran.

"How can I win?" She whispered, closing her eyes and letting her tears fall.

XxXxX

Hours later, when the sun had finally rose, Eriol and Syaoran walked into the tent.

"Cut her loose." Syaoran said to Eriol.

The blue-haired boy nodded and cut Tomoyo's binds, waking her gently.

"Who? Get away from me!" Tomoyo gasped, pushing Eriol away from her, her hands free.

Eriol went flying onto his back, the wind getting knocked out of him.

Syaoran knelt beside Sakura, his gaze on Eriol and Tomoyo, laughing. "What…is her problem?"

Sakura couldn't help but smirk as Tomoyo dove at Eriol, but he dodged, pinning her to the ground. "She gets that way when woken up."

Syaoran laughed, taking his dagger and cutting Sakura from her binds.

Sakura rubbed her wrists, glaring up at Syaoran, her good mood gone. She was exhausted, all because of him. She'd been afraid he'd come into the tent in the middle of the night and get what he wanted from her.

Syaoran sighed and grabbed her wrists, pulling her to her feet. "Still in a bad mood are we?""

Sakura smirked, suddenly getting an idea.

She leaned closer to him, he face just inches from his. She could feel his breath on her mouth, his eyes gazing, curious, at her.

"What are you doing?" He asked softly.

Tomoyo and Eriol stopped their struggle to watch the two.

"I was thinking." Sakura said, pulling her hands away from his. She latched her right hand behind his neck, and her left hand slid slowly down his side.

She heard him catch his breath as his eyes grew wide. "S-Sakura"

Sakura's smirk grew wider as she slipped her hand into his pocket, her fingers sliding around her star key.

"Thank you." She whispered in his ear.

"What…?" Syaoran said, his eyes dreamy.

Sakura pulled away from him, holding her hand in front of her, her star key hanging from her fingers.

Tomoyo and Eriol broke out into mad laughter as Syaoran turned beet red, seeing what Sakura had really been up to.

"Give that back!" He shouted, reaching out to grab the chain.

"I think not." Sakura smiled, quickly taking a few steps back and slipping the chain around her neck. "It's mine, I wanted it back."

"Clever girl." Eriol smirked.

"Shut up!" Syaoran hissed at his friend, turning back to Sakura with a glare.

She shrugged, "This is how it has to be Li."

His glare deepened. "I said to call me Syaoran."

Sakura shook her head. "I don't think so Li-kun."

Syaoran sighed and lashed out, grabbing her arm in a painful grip. "Come on."

"Wait, where?" Sakura asked as Tomoyo was pulled off the ground by Eriol.

"We have to make it to the Sho-un city by the ocean."

"Why?" Tomoyo asked, glaring at Eriol.

Eriol smirked, tying her hands behind her back, "You two are coming to China with us."

"What?" Sakura and Tomoyo shouted at the same time.

"No way!" Tomoyo shrieked. "I am not going to China!"

"You don't have a choice." Syaoran smirked, pulling Sakura, her hands untied, behind him as he left the tent.

Sakura saw two things when she stepped out of the tent.

A girl, no older than Syaoran, with long raven hair tied, rather childishly, in two buns at the top of her head. She had red eyes that shone in the sun with excitement.

She was the only girl, other than Sakura and Tomoyo, in the camp. But she wasn't a captive, she was a Li.

The second thing Sakura saw was the pendant the girl had around her neck. It was a gold chain that fell just above her chest. Just a plain gold chain.

Sakura's father's gold chain.

Syaoran didn't kill my father. Sakura thought. He couldn't have, he was there with me when he died.

"She did it." Sakura whispered. "She killed him."

Syaoran stared blankly at Sakura, then turned to who she was staring at. "Oh, Meilin? What about her?"

"She killed him." Sakura breathed. "She killed my father."

"Those were her orders." Syaoran said, ignoring the anger flaring in Sakura's eyes.

He shouldn't have ignored her, for seconds later Sakura had tore herself from her grasp.

"Sakura!" Syaoran gasped as the girl threw herself on Meilin, her fists colliding with her face.

"Syaoran what is with this girl?" Meilin cried, holding her hands in front of her face.

"Sakura get off her!" Syaoran shouted, grabbing Sakura around the waist and pulling her off his cousin. "What is your problem?"

"That bitch killed him!" Sakura shouted, hot tears streaming down her cheeks. "She killed him!"

Meilin got off the ground, a smirk playing across her face as she brushed herself off. Her lip was bleeding and there was a cut just over her left eyebrow. "So, this must be Kinomoto's daughter, Sakura."

"Fuck you." Sakura hissed.

"Oh," Meilin smirked. "Touchy isn't she? Pretty one."

Sakura glared darkly at her. "Shut up."

"Sakura clam down." Syaoran hissed, turning back to Meilin. "Meilin, go."

Meilin frowned. "But Syaoran, I just got back."

"Go, Meilin." Syaoran growled. "I'll talk to you later."

The girl nodded and grabbed her things. She walked up to Sakura and laughed. "He was so easy to kill."

Sakura moved to attack her but Syaoran held her back. She'd been right, he was strong.

Meilin laughed and walked away, leaving a fuming Sakura to vent.

"What was that about?" Syaoran growled at Sakura when Meilin was gone.

"She killed my father." Sakura hissed. "You'd better keep her away from me."

Syaoran smirked, his arms were still around Sakura's waist, but she didn't seem to notice at the moment. "Why? She can defend herself."

Sakura shrugged, finally noticing how close she was to Syaoran. She pushed away. "She can't defend herself against me."

"You don't know my cousin."

"You don't know me."

Syaoran smirked, she would be fun to have around.

"Syaoran! Syaoran!" A boy, Eriol, shouted, rushing up to the two, Tomoyo right behind him.

What was she doing with him?

"What is it?" Syaoran asked.

"It's an army, a small one, about thirty or so people, but they're heading straight for us!" Eriol said, he was out of breath from running.

"Kinomoto?" Syaoran gasped. "How could it be? We didn't leave any alive."

Eriol shook his head. "Not Kinomoto, it's Chinese and Japanese, together. I don't get it."

Syaoran sighed. "Alert the men, we'll have to fight."

Sakura smirked, gripping onto her star key, maybe this would be a good time to run for it.

She didn't, however, have much time to think of a plan, for a few seconds later, a horde of people on horses came rushing out of the forest, swords and guns drawn.

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