Title: Somewhere, Somehow

Author: EviL PunK

Rating: PG-13

Author's Notes: I love you all! Thank you for all your reviews and your support! I apologize for all the typographical and grammatical errors in the previous chapter; I really wanted to get the chapter uploaded fast for your reading pleasure. Hehe. :D I really enjoyed writing/typing the previous chapter and I hope you enjoyed reading it.

By the way, what I meant in the "what Chinese people eat during breakfast", is what people in Hong Kong eat during breakfast. I'm Chinese, but I don't live in Hong Kong, so I'm not sure if it's the same to what I eat for breakfast. I just wanted to clarify that. Haha. Sorry, I was being the stupid me. And I fixed it already.

Chapter Seventeen

Yelan's "Little Help"

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Syaoran sat on his desk and was staring at the telephone beside him. He was wondering if he should call Amaya and talk to her about the wedding or call Sakura, tell her the truth and live happily ever after…not. He was drumming his fingers on his desk, wondering who he should call first. He shook his head and decided to call Amaya first. After the few first rings, somebody finally picked it up. It was a maid who answered.

"Err…good afternoon, is Amaya there?"

"I'm sorry, but she isn't here right now"

"Oh, do you know where she is and where I can contact her?"

"She's in Japan right now, sir. But I'm sorry to say that I don't know where she is currently residing at; in a hotel maybe"

"Alright. Thank you"

"Have a good day, sir"

Syaoran hanged up and began wondering.

What the hell is Amaya doing in Japan?

Syaoran pondered for a minute when his eyes widened.

No…please tell me she didn't!

Syaoran grabbed the receiver again and called the airport.

"Yes, is there a direct flight to Tomoeda, Japan right now?"

After Syaoran made a reservation, he hurriedly hanged up and began packing his things. Just when Syaoran was packing, Yelan happened to pass by his room.

"Xiao Lang?"

"I'm going to Japan, mother" Syaoran said, turning to his mother and smiling at her

Yelan smiled.

"Good luck, my son"

As soon as Syaoran landed at Japan, he quickly hauled a cab and told the driver to take him to his desired hotel. When he checked in and got inside his room, he picked up the telephone receiver and called various hotels in Tomoeda, asking the same question.

"Is there an Amaya Tsugishiro who checked in your hotel?"

"One moment please" the woman on the other line said, "Yes there is, sir. Would you like me to connect you to her room?"

"Yes please"

Syaoran waited for Amaya to answer the phone. Finally, after how many rings, she did.

"Hello?"

"What the hell are you doing in Japan!?" Syaoran yelled through the phone

"Syaoran? Syaoran, darling! I missed you!" Amaya squealed, hoping she could avoid his question.

"Ugh, don't give me any of your crap, Amaya! What the hell are you doing in Japan!? Answer me now, Amaya!"

Amaya sighed and twirled the cord around her finger, "Nothing, I just visited some friends, is that so wrong?"

"Did you visit Sakura?" Syaoran asked sternly

Amaya froze, "Of course not, Syao-kun"

"I don't believe you…" Syaoran said and hanged up.

Syaoran stood up and banged his head on the wall opposite him. He quickly rubbed his forehead and exited his room, then the hotel. He hauled a cab and it took him to Sakura's house. Syaoran paid the driver and he began walking towards the front door. He pushed the doorbell and waited for an answer. The door opened and there stood Sakura.

Emerald met amber.

Sakura's eyes widened at the sight in front of her. There, in front of her own emerald eyes was Syaoran. Neither of them spoke to each other; they just stood there staring at each other, wondering what to say. Finally, Syaoran took a step forward and opened his mouth to speak.

"Sakura…" he breathed, reaching out his hand, hoping he would be able to caress Sakura's smooth cheek.

Sakura frowned as she saw Syaoran's hand reaching for her. Surprisingly for Syaoran, she slapped his hand away from her reach.

"You BASTARD!" she screamed, and punching him hard across the face. Syaoran was sent flying across the front lawn.

Syaoran groaned as he tried to get up with his arm supporting him on the ground. He looked at Sakura who had furious written all over her face and tears started to stream down her face.

"Sakura…?"

"I hate you Syaoran Li!" she yelled at him before slamming the door and locking it, leaving Syaoran lying on the ground with a nearly broken jaw. He groaned as he held on to his mouth and cheek. He winced in pain.

"A little more strength and that woman's punch can send my jaw all the way to Alaska" Syaoran said, getting up on his feet, "Damn you, Amaya. This is your entire fault."

Syaoran limped all the way to where it was possible to get a cab back to his hotel. Once he did, he began thinking about everything; Sakura, Amaya and his wedding. He has to get out of this wedding fast, but before that, he has to apologize to Sakura and tell her everything. Everything and the truth; the question is, how? Syaoran doubts that Sakura will let him inside her house. He smacked his face and looked out the window.

"Even if I told Amaya that if she makes one stupid mistake, the wedding is off, but I can't do that," he muttered to himself, "we're – ugh – betrothed. Stupid betrothing"

"You said something, sir?" the driver asked, looking through the rearview mirror

"No, no. It's nothing" Syaoran said, "You can drop me off here"

"Are you sir? It's still quite a far way back to your hotel"

"Positive. Here you go" he said as he paid the driver and exiting the cab, walking the busy afternoon streets of Tomoeda. The sun was shining brightly he had to wear his pair of sunglasses over his eyes and that way, no one would be able to recognize him. Apparently, the cab driver didn't; maybe he did, he just didn't say anything and ask for an autograph. Syaoran kept on walking and kicking the empty and crushed can in front of him.

Walking aimlessly for the past hours, and not getting tired, Syaoran noticed it was already dark outside and the air was getting chilly. He stopped walking finally and looked around. Where the hell was he? Did he walk that far and was able to exit Tomoeda? He might have lost a few pounds if he did so. Syaoran spotted a local bar, not a strip bar and decided to go inside and grab a few drinks. He went inside and sat on one of the stools. A woman in her late-forties went to get the stranger's order.

"What can I get you?" she asked him. When the barmaid saw his face, she cocked her head to the side, "You're a little familiar and you do know there's no sun here."

Syaoran sighed and took off his sunglasses a second or two to show his complete face to the elderly woman, "Syaoran Li and I'd rather have these on than having people trample over me"

The woman's mouth fell open and quickly apologized for her behavior.

"No need for apologies, ma'am. Just give me a strong one tonight and hopefully this one will cover it up and get you to keep quiet about me being here" he said, handing her some money.

The woman took it and began concocting a strong alcoholic drink for him.

"Here you go" she said handing him a

"Thank you"

"Take it slow, sir. You're going to hit the floor if you drink that all in one gulp."

"I will, ma'am and thank you for your concern and the drink"

"Anytime" she smiled before disappearing to tend some other customers

Syaoran was once again left alone with liquor in his hands. He took a sip from the glass and his head started spinning with endless visions of Sakura. He placed a hand on his cheek but winced when he realized it was where Sakura punched him, leaving a blackish-bluish-violet bruise.

He smirked, "I wonder where she got to learn to throw a punch. Her brother maybe; he has always been so protective of her"

Suddenly, his cell phone rang in his pocket.

"Hello?"

"Have you succeeded?"

It was Yelan.

Syaoran sighed, "Not yet, mother"

"What happened?"

"Well, I was too err…shocked to open my mouth when I saw her. God, she looks so beautiful. Anyway, I reached in hoping I would be able to caress her cheek, but she punched me across the lawn" he sighed, "and called me a bastard."

"Oh, Xiao Lang…" his mother sighed

"Amaya's here, mother."

"What?"

"I called her before I left, the maid said she was in Japan and I'm guessing she told Sakura before I had the chance to. So…it's too late now, mother"

"Don't say that, Xiao Lang. You'll get her back with a…little help, that's all"

Syaoran raised an eyebrow, "What are you trying to say, mother?"

Yelan smiled at the other end, "You'll see Xiao Lang, you'll see. Tomorrow morning, my little help will be there at your hotel, so don't go anywhere. Goodnight Xiao Lang and good luck. Oh, by the way, don't get drunk."

Yelan hanged up before Syaoran got any chance to say something back.

Psychic mothers…

He mumbled before taking another sip.

The next day, Sakura called Tomoyo to cover over to her house early in the morning. When Tomoyo arrived, they both sat down on Sakura's bed upstairs and started talking.

"Syaoran was here!? YESTERDAY!?" Tomoyo exclaimed with her mouth forming a small "o".

Sakura nodded. She looked down at her hand and it was still sort of aching from the punch she threw.

"What happened!?" Tomoyo wanted to know

"Well…I punched him"

"Sakura!"

"Well, he deserved it! After what he did to me!"

"What did he do?" Tomoyo asked

"That good for nothing bastard lied to me! When he told me the news he was getting married, he told they were very much in love with each other and that he proposed to her! But suddenly, his fiancée knocks on my door and tells me the whole fucking truth! They had a small argument and then they found out they were fucking betrothed to one another!" Sakura yelled with her arms in the air in anger and frustration.

Tomoyo was shocked. She just couldn't believe her ears. One, was because Syaoran lied to her. And two, was because Sakura was already cursing in front of her. She never heard or seen Sakura get angry and curse at the same time. Tomoyo couldn't do anything. She just stood up on her feet and hugged Sakura.

"Its okay, Sakura…" she said in a soothing voice

"It'll never be okay, Tomoyo!" Sakura yelled as her tears were already staining Tomoyo's clothes.

"Yes, it will. It'll turn out fine in the end and I'm sure Syaoran didn't mean to hurt you in any way. He loves you, Sakura. He loves you"

Sakura didn't respond. Confused thoughts were bombarding her head.

I don't know what to believe anymore…

Sakura closed her eyes and hugged Tomoyo back.

At the same day at Syaoran's part of town, in his hotel room, he tossed and turned on his bed and suddenly woke up with a throbbing headache. He got up and massaged his temples. The sheets fell off him revealing a slightly tanned muscular chest. If he had a photo of him in thousands of magazines half-naked, women would faint over his chest.

"Agh…my head hurts. I wonder how I even got back here…" Syaoran asked himself

His cell phone suddenly rang beside him.

"Hello?" he answered groggily

"Good morning Xiao Lang, did my little help arrive yet?"

"Good morning, mother and no, not yet. Your little help still hasn't arrived"

"Oh, dear, she must be stuck in traffic. I hope she's fine and on her way"

Syaoran raised an eyebrow, "Did you say 'she'?"

"Oops," Yelan chuckled, "My tongue slipped. Nothing, Xiao Lang. You heard nothing from me"

"Mother!"

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Syaoran reluctantly got up with his cell phone on his ear.

"Was that a knock on the door?" Yelan asked

"Yes, that was a knock on the door"

"Oh, that must be my help! Quickly Xiao Lang! Open the door!"

Syaoran rolled his eyes and without further ado, he opened the door. Lo and behold! Syaoran's eyes widened when he saw a woman about his age in front of him. The woman's eyes perked up when she saw Syaoran.

"SYAORAN!" she squealed, suddenly throwing her whole body against Syaoran and engulfing him to a hug.

Syaoran fell on the floor (still half-naked) with a thud and dropping his cell phone.

"MOTHERRRR!" he cried out

Author's Notes: Sorry for the delay of this chapter! I was so sick and didn't have that much energy to continue. I have chicken pox if you all must now. Anyway, that was sort of a cliffhanger and I'm guessing you already know who the woman is! But I'll just leave you guessing…

Cherrysinger: Thanks for the clarification and for the review!

Amanda Kazuki: Thanks for the advice! Yeah, I kind of figured it was going too slow…thanks again!

Tamer Shadow: Sadly, I can't go to the acquaintance party. Walang Nata de Coco sa party! Noo! Magkwento ka ah! Thanks for the review and enjoy the party and take lots of pictures of Bli and yourself!

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