What's up my sleeve? Dang… I had this chapter written and everything… and I never uploaded it. I apologize about this… Really. I thought this chapter was uploaded a long time ago.

Bounty Hunters

By MoshiMoshiQueen

Beta Reader: Hana No Tenshi

~Thoughts~

"Talking"

(Me Talking)

Sakura followed the others to the table, but still dragged behind. She felt Syaoran place his hand on her shoulder, and she tried to shake it off, but he held on tighter. It seemed like they both needed support.

"I hate reunions," she mumbled, "Nothing, but trouble once every bounty knows you have weak spots."

"True," Syaoran said nodding.

"What are they all doing here?" Sakura said whispering.

"I have no clue, but what ever it is it can't be good. My family hasn't talked to my brother and I since we choose a 'different life' from the one our mother wanted us to have."

"What kind of life did she want you to have?"

"The kind I never wanted."

"That would be?"

"A rich one," he said whispering before Eriol interrupted them.

"We're here."

~*~

They all sat down, silence reining down on them. Going around the table no one seemed ready to explain anything.

Syaoran was the first to speak. "What brings you to these parts, mother?"

Yelan placed on a grim face. "I want you boys to come home."

"We have all ready told you-"

"Let me explain," she said in a harsh tone, "This life is too dangerous! I see you three on the TV all the time, and most of the time covered in blood running away. This is no life to live! Come home."

"To what? What is there for us, mother? Please, do tell us," Syaoran said sneering at the word home.

"Your family."

"As you can see mother, Eriol already has a family."

"And what about you?"

"I'm making it," he said stealing a glance at Sakura, "Slowly."

Yelan seeing what he did gazed over at Sakura for a moment.

"Mother, you're not here to tell us to go home. Please, do tell us your real reason for being here," Eriol said in a calm tone unlike his brother's angry shouts.

Yelan bit her lip. "Kouhei visited me the other day."

"What did he want? We have no business with him," Syaoran spat.

"Seems that you do, or more like Sakura does."

Syaoran turned towards Sakura sending her a questioning look.

"It seems that Sakura has some past with him."

"I wouldn't call it much of a past," Touya mumbled.

Everyone looked at him questionably as he sighed.

"Sakura and him were supposed to be married. Let's say that didn't work out too good."

Sakura put on an innocent look as Syaoran smirked at him. "What did you do shoot off his balls?"

"Worse," Touya answered, "She burnt his face with scolding water. He still has the scars, and has to wear a mask."

"What did he want, mother?"

Yelan didn't answer; instead she averted her eyes from his gaze.

"Mother?"

"We should talk about this later. For now why don't we get something to eat? I'm sure all of us are hungry."

Everyone nodded in agreement, but Syaoran kept his scold on, and mumbled something that sounded like 'avoiding the subject'.

They all decided to get some tea, and act as if everything was ok. They all smiled, and nodded at each other, but never said a lot.

Sakura broke the silence. "Why is it all of you are here?"

Chiharu answered, "Kouhei, visited us as well."

"You all know what he wants so why don't you tell those who don't know?" Sakura said getting annoyed.

No one answered so Syaoran said, "Um so how to do you all know Sakura?"

"Sadly to say we all met under difficult circumstances," Rika said holding onto Terada's hand who answered, "We were robbers, and we got caught stealing from the twins. The twins beat us both so bad we weren't supposed to live… but, Sakura stepped in and saved us."

"Nakuru, Kaho, and I met Sakura and the others in a jailhouse, that Sakura bailed us out of. Let's just say that we were all in there for personal reasons," Yukito said hanging his head low meeting Touya's eyes for a split second.

"Yukito and I shot the President of Space Shuttle City, and got caught," Touya said, "Sakura got us out of jail the next day, but didn't stay long."

"Kaho and I use to be prostitutes for a male who worked for the twins… we got caught and halled off. We met Yukito and Touya in the slammer," Nakuru said.

"Rika and I got sent to jail for grand theft. We stole cars, space shuttles- just about everything with a motor and speed."

"Yamazaki and I worked for the twins as assassins with Sakura. But, we left when we fell in love," Chiharu said hugging her child.

 "We met up with all of them when we took a visit to Jupiter," Tomoyo said holding unto Eriol's hand, "We needed some supplies."

"We met up with the whole crew, and bumped into mother and our sisters," Eriol said glazing towards Syaoran.

Everyone's faces were filled of guilt, regret, pain… sorrow and happiness. Every emotion possible that could make someone break into tears.

Rika spoke, "We aren't bad people… we just got lost along the way."

"Our families were poor… we were poor… causing crime was the only way to make it as far as we made it," Kaho said in a calm matter trying not to show her embarrassment of being a prostitute.

"None of us were lucky to have a good life," Yukito said hiding his tears under his eyelids.

Yelan was going to say something, but Syaoran gave her a glare that put her back into place. She gulped, "It must have not been easy for you all."

They all lowered their eyes… things were never easy.

"We aren't horrible people… we just did what we had to do," Sakura said grabbing everyone's attention.

Syaoran walked towards her, taking her into his arms making her feel safe. "We just did what we had to do."

"Everyone has had blood on their hands. So, do not look so sad. We all took something…. Whether it was a life, car, money… There are worse people in this world than us. I suggest we just forget about our past… what ever was done is done. None of us are worse than any other," Syaoran said his eyes dulling slightly, but sparked when Sakura grabbed his hand.

Yelan said nothing, but Sheifa spoke, "I shot- I shot my last husband. He beat me, and killed my child… a life for a life. Although, I can never see my child ever again… she never did anything. She didn't deserve to die."

Sheifa chocked out sobs as Feimel held her. "I too committed murder. I just didn't know what to do… the guy tried to rape me. I had no choice… or maybe I just didn't want to have one… I wanted to kill that bastard. Knife through the heart… he deserved it, but the blood on my hands still stain…"

Fanren got teary eyed; "I got drunk, stole a car… and ran into a car by accident… I killed a whole family. Two children… two parents."

Sheifa elbowed Fuutie who tried to look innocent. "Fine! So, I stole a few things."

"A few? You stole a whole house, and everything in it," Fanren said.

"You stole a whole house?" Naoko asked confused.

"I stole a shuttle, tied the house to it, and rode off. The bastard that lived in there rapped a young girl I knew… he rapped more. But, a child! A little girl nonetheless! The only thing that went wrong was that the family was in the house when I picked it up… they all died. Deserved what they got! All of them! I don't feel guilty one bit."

Feimel rolled her eyes. "You feel as guilty as the rest of us."

Everyone looked towards Yelan who remained calm and quite.

"Mother," Syaoran said, his tone getting harsh.

"I don't see-"

"Mother," Eriol said narrowing his eyes.

She took a deep breath. "I am not better than any of you… I blew up a building."

Syaoran cleared his throat.

"Ok, a few buildings, but it was only necessary for my children. I did what I had to do, just like the rest of you."

"Onyx Bomber…" Touya mumbled.

Yelan looked away, hiding her eyes. "I did what I had to do."

"Mother, what does Kouhei want with us?"

"He is determined to get back at us all."

"And how would he manage that?"

"We all have weaknesses. Mine are you children of course… I would do anything for you all."

Chiharu, and Yamazaki said, "Ours is our baby. Kouhei almost captured her… almost took her away from us."

Rika and Terada nodded. "We are our own weaknesses."

Eriol and Tomoyo agreed. "Lovers are weaknesses…"

Nakuru held her head down. "My weakness is my parents… they have nothing to do with me, but they will die because of me. Damn it! How does he know about us all? How?!"

Kaho held on to Nakuru. "I'm not sure how he knows. He did his research. Only I know that I have a son living on Uranus… son of bitch has my son locked up."

Naoko lowered her glasses a little. "My husband… he was taken from me by Kouhei. God, I hope he is ok."

"Touya is my weakness," Yukito answered Touya silently agreeing.

"Mother, Sakura and I can take care of our selves… we have no weaknesses. Our family maybe, but he wouldn't use that against us. What is our weakness?"

Everyone looked at each other, not answering his question.

"Damn it. Tell me! I want to know what my weakness is! What our weakness is! If I know than I will-"

Sakura stopped him.

"Sakura?"

"I know what our weakness is."

"What? How?"

"Syaoran, I love you."

"And I you… Sakura, what-"

"Our child."

Syaoran stopped and stared at her.

Sakura bit her lip. "Syaoran, I'm pregnant."

^__^ Hmm, weakness an unborn child.  Lol, sorry. I just had to add a child into the equation!!!  A child makes things even more interesting. R+R.