Title: Somewhere, Somehow

Author: EviL PunK

Rating: PG-13

Author's Notes: I'm so sorry for taking so long to update! I've been buried with school crap and had writer's block! I'M TERRIBLY SORRY! I just hope that even with all the tons of homework, quizzes, tests and all that crap, I will still be able to work on this fic with my free time and finish it! Hope you will still be with me!

Chapter Twenty

Disastrous Night

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Aki was there, standing in front of Sakura's house, waiting for her to arrive. Sakura stared at him in shock like there's no tomorrow. Tomoyo and Sakura noticed he had flowers in his hands. Tomoyo had a worried look on her face. Sakura thanked Tomoyo for the ride and slowly exited the vehicle. Tomoyo watched Sakura walk towards Aki.

Please make the right decision, Sakura.

Tomoyo soon drove off, leaving Sakura.

Sakura slowly walked towards Aki, feeling nervous. When she finally stood in front of Aki, she slightly smiled and he smiled back.

"Hey…" Sakura greeted

"Hi. These are for you" Aki greeted back, handing Sakura the bouquet of flowers.

"Thanks," she paused, "Um…so, what are you doing here?"

Aki placed his hands inside his pocket, "Well, I came to apologize for my behavior a few days ago and um…I want to make it up to you by taking you out to dinner tonight. So what do you say?"

Sakura looked away and thought for a minute.

Just go! It's also your chance to apologize to him!

"Um…okay, sure"

"Great! I'll be seeing you then! I'll pick you up at 7 alright?"

Sakura nodded.

"Thank, Sakura! You just made my day…" he whispered in her ear and giving her a quick peck on the cheek before running back to his parked car. Sakura watched him go as she touched her cheek. She went inside and placed the flowers in a vase with water. She sat down on the couch when a voice started talking inside her head.

Why did you agree to his invitation, Sakura?

Because I took pity on him and decided to forgive him, that's why. And I'm not most likely to hold a grudge against a person. Sakura argued with her thoughts.

What about Syaoran?

Sakura sighed.

Well, that's a different story.

You had the guts to forgive Aki and not your own best friend?

What Syaoran did was worse! I'll be able to move on anyway.

Sakura…forgive him…

Sakura frowned.

I'll think about it.

Hours later, Sakura was sitting in her room, staring at her reflection, wondering what to wear and what to do with her hair. She just came from a talk with Touya about eating out alone with a man, especially at night.

Jeez, he still hasn't gotten rid of his over protectiveness.

Sakura spotted a brush nearby and started brushing her hair and curling her hair into ringlets. She applied a bit of make up and finally, after spending a lot of time thinking, she decided on a dark red cocktail dress with thin straps and red sandals to match. The time was nearing 7 as Sakura waited for Aki. The doorbell soon rang and echoed throughout the whole house. Sakura rose from her seat, exited her room and began walking down the stairs.

The door was opened by Touya. He spotted Aki standing there with a bouquet of flowers; tulips and lilies to be exact. Touya started glaring at the dark blue long-sleeved clad boy. Aki discreetly cowered under his glare.

"You again, huh? She hasn't been out on a date for a few weeks now. What makes you think she's going to go out again?"

"Um…I just want to take her out to dinner. I promise I'll bring her back before midnight"

"Make that 9pm" Touya growled

Aki nodded, "Yes, sir"

Both men suddenly heard footsteps, making click clack sounds. Both saw Sakura descending down the stairs. Sakura was giving Aki a smile until she reached the ground. Touya stepped out of the way so Sakura can receive the flowers. When Sakura came back after placing the flowers in a vase, they were ready to leave. But before Aki could take one step forward, Touya grabbed onto Aki's collar and pulled him towards him.

"Remember my threat before?" he growled into his ear, "Hurt one strand of hair on Sakura's head or any part of her body, external and internal, you're going to face me."

Aki gulped as he quickly walked away from Touya and towards Sakura, who was waiting by the car.

"So where are you taking me?" Sakura asked just as Aki drove out of the driveway.

"Does Italian sound good to you?"

Sakura nodded, "It's fine with me, but I must say, I never really tried eating in an Italian restaurant"

"Trust me, it's going to be great and delicious" Aki assured her

Sakura giggled, "I can tell it's going to be fun"

Aki smiled to himself.

It's going to be more fun than that. Just watch out, Sakura; just wait until you see what's up my sleeve. After this night, I'll make you mine and mine alone.

Syaoran was walking down the stairs, limping and suddenly caught the smell of something burning. He continued walking until he reached the kitchen. He spotted Meiling looking down, disappointed and all at her burnt chicken, taking hold of the hot oven pan with mittens. Syaoran sighed and walked over beside his cousin.

"Meiling…"

"Oh, Syaoran! I just wanted to make us some dinner! I wanted to cook your favorite along with some side dishes!" Meiling whimpered

"Aw, c'mon now. After all these years, I'm sure you can learn how to cook and be better each time you do so" Syaoran smiled at her

Meiling pouted and looked down at the floor. Ever since childhood, she never really got to learn how to cook. Each time she did, it would always end up being burnt enough to be black and inedible.

"Here, I'll cook for us. You just sit down, relax, and I'll do the cooking, okay?" Syaoran said, taking the burnt chicken into his hands.

Meiling nodded, took off the apron and left the kitchen, leaving Syaoran to do the dirty work. It took a whole lot of preparing of food for dinner just for the two of them. Meiling always liked Syaoran's cooking; if he wasn't a businessman right now, he would be opening his own restaurant.

Sakura is so lucky to have Syaoran. I wish Sakura will be able to open her eyes and realize that.

Meiling thought.

At the Italian restaurant, Sakura and Aki were obviously having a dinner for two. They just finished eating dinner and both were already full from their plateful of delicious Italian pasta.

"I'm so full!" Sakura exclaimed, leaning back on her chair

"Still got room for dessert?"

"I don't think I can eat another bite" Sakura laughed

"Well, shall we go for a walk then, around the vicinity maybe?"

"Sure, why not? If you excuse me for a while…" Sakura stood up and started walking towards the direction to the comfort rooms. Aki nodded as he called a waiter for the bill.

Ah, young sweet and innocent Sakura, you're falling deeper and deeper into my trap. Once this night's over, you'll be mine.

Aki evilly thought as he paid for dinner.

Sakura soon came back with a radiant smile. Aki took her hand and the both of them walked out of the restaurant hand-in-hand. The night was young and Aki still had time before he can take Sakura home. They walked around the dimly lit area with a few cars passing by. As they were getting farther and father away, Sakura began to feel nervous and afraid but shrugged it off.

"Let's take a shortcut here, shall we?" Aki pointed to a long narrow passageway

Sakura stared at the passageway in doubt. It was dark and very quiet.

"Don't worry, I know my way around here" Aki said, giving Sakura a smile and placed a protective arm around her.

Sakura didn't respond and started walking beside Aki. As they walked, it felt like an eternity to reach the end. Sakura began to feel uneasy even though Aki still had his arm around her.

"Aki…I think we should go back. I don't mind taking the long way…"

Aki's arm suddenly disappeared from her shoulder. Sakura stopped walking and turned around and saw Aki a few steps away from her. The darkness made her hard to see.

"Aki?"

"Sakura…" he paused. Sakura blinked a few times and suddenly let out a loud gasp. A cold blade made contact with her neck.

"Scream and I'll make sure you won't be innocent anymore"

Sakura's eyes widened and tears started to appear in her eyes.

"Good girl."

Sakura closed her eyes tight when she felt Aki tie a piece of rope around her wrists to keep her from hitting him. He then started unzipping her dress. Tears were already streaming down. She was so scared to move a muscle or let her heel collide with Aki's face and damage it with all her might. Aki finished unzipping her dress and ran his hand down her smooth back. He went lower until his calloused hands reached Sakura's underwear.

"NO!" Sakura let out a scream

"Shut up, bitch!" Aki yelled, slapping her hard across the cheek.

"Why are you doing this?" Sakura demanded

"When I found out about that Li bastard and you, I knew my chances with you were a million to one. I just had to figure out a way to make you mine and mine alone. Oh by the way, Daidouji's the one who told me…" Aki smirked, "After I'm done with you, I'm killing Li and Daidouji and no one will ever suspect it was me."

"You bastard!"

"I know Amaya too by the way."

Sakura gasped.

"I take it you know her? Well, she's my ex-girlfriend. She cheated her way around. She cheated with that one guy and some other guys. And guess what? Here's that good part; she cheated on Li with me…"

Sakura was about to scream but Aki beat her to it. Taking out a piece of cloth from his pocket, he tied it around Sakura's mouth to keep her from screaming.

"Now, just do as I say and no one will get hurt…"

Aki slammed Sakura to a wall as she crippled on the cold ground. Blood started to ooze from her forehead. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Aki's hazy figure walking towards her. She shut her eyes tight and prayed for someone to save her. She tried screaming the first name that entered her mind.

Syaoran.

But no one came.

It began to rain.

Syaoran…

Author's Notes: As said on the earlier author's notes, I'm sorry for the month long update! Hope you all will still be with me and support me and the fic! Don't stop reviewing and thanks also!

Sorry I won't be able to thank ya'll individually! I'm in a rush to get this chapter up. But nonetheless, THANK YOU SO MUCH! All your reviews/comments/suggestions and all, mean a lot to me!