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Chapter 11: Kidnapped!
"Arigato Goziamusu for letting us stay here for the past few days." Sakura said as she bowed in front of the Innkeeper.
The Innkeeper smiled and returned the bow, "You're welcome Kinomore-san. It was a pleasant to have you here! Good luck on the rest of your journey! Ah yes! Li-san?" Syaoran turned and faced the Innkeeper, "I wish you and Kinomore-san a pleasant life together! Best wishes for the future!" He then winked at him and strode off upstairs to clean up after them. Syaoran and Sakura looked at each other and turned a shade of red.
Sakura then glared, "Your entire fault Syaoran-kun! Sometimes I wonder how I put up with you at times! Ta-ku…you're such a baka…"
Syaoran shrugged and walked off, "Better then being thick-headed…" Tomoyo tittered and Eriol sighed with dismay; both walking ahead of the two who were left behind.
Sakura stomped her foot hard on the ground, "NAN DEST DAAY (What did you say)?"
Syaoran glanced back, "Oh? Did I say something to bother you, Ms. Thick-head?" He then turned and put on a fake pleading face, "Gomen na sai Ms. Thick-head! I'm so sorry Ms. Thick-head! Can you ever forgive me Ms. Thick-head? Is there something that I could do for you Ms. Thick-head? Should I bow on the ground for you Ms. Thick-head?"
Sakura started shaking her fist with anger, "I'm not a Thick-head!"
Syaoran was enjoying making fun of Sakura, "Ahaha! You're being thick-headed right now Ms. Thick-head!"
Sakura looked at him straight in the eye, "And how, pray tell…am I being thick-headed right now?"
Syaoran walked up to Sakura and pointed his finger at her forehead, "You see Ms. Thick-head, do you know the meaning of the word 'stubborn'?"
Sakura huffed, "Of course I do! I'm not stupid! Anyways, what does that have to do with anything?"
Syaoran smirked, "Well Ms. Thick-head, it has the same meaning as thick-headed. You're being too stubborn to accept it in your thick head of yours. Is it making sense to you now Ms. Thick-head?" He then flicked her forehead and walked off laughing.
Sakura winced and put her hand on her forehead, "ETI (Ow)! That hurt Syaoran-kun! AND I'M NOT THICK-HEADED FOR YOUR INFORMATION!"
Syaoran laughed, "You're being thick-headed right now again, Ms. Thick-head!" Syaoran started walking towards Eriol and Tomoyo.
Eriol gave Syaoran a thumbs-up, "Nice job Syaoran! 3-1 is the score now! Keep it up! At this rate you can overcome Sakura-san!"
Looking away, Syaoran replied, "Oh shut up Eriol…Are we going now Daidouji-san?" Tomoyo nodded. Syaoran breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally…" He turned his head towards Sakura, "C'mon it's time to go…Ms. Thick-head!" Sakura removed the hand from her forehead and clenched her fist. She started to growl at Syaoran and shaking her fist with anger.
Sakura stomped all the way towards Tomoyo and growled once more, "Grrrr…He makes me mad all the time! I wonder how I became friends with that guy…"
Tomoyo giggled and patted Sakura's back, "Oh just calm down Sakura-chan! You better get used to it since we'll be together for some time now. Que sera sera…ne?" Sakura rolled her eyes. It seemed that she wasn't used to being teased by someone else other than her older brother.
Syaoran then stopped in the middle of his tracks, "Ah! I heard from Daidouji-san that you have an older brother correct?"
Sakura looked at him strangely, "Yeah…I do. His name is Touya. Why?"
He snickered, "I also heard that he calls you…….kaijuu (monster)…? I think we have two new names for you now…ne, Ms. Thick-head kaiju?" He then started laughing out loud.
Sakura started to grow red in the face, "THAT'S IT! YOU BETTER START RUNNING NOW LI SYAORAN!" Syaoran then dashed off with Sakura trailing behind him. "I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU!"
Syaoran was still laughing, "You can't deny the truth Ms. Thick-head kaiju!"
Tomoyo who was walking along side Eriol smiled, "Their adorable aren't they? It's too bad they don't realize it yet…"
Eriol smiled as well, "Yes. They're pretty hopeless when it comes to that kind of thing. So we have to help them out a bit later in the future alright Tomoyo?"
"Hai! Definitely!" As the four left "The Village of Konoha" two shadows overlooking them from above a building; one with a dark brown cloak, and the other with a deep, crimson red.
The one with crimson cloak folded his arms, "Kuso (damn)…seems like one of the brats have the Earth Dragon weapon. What do we do now?"
The other lowered his golden, piercing eyes, "We'll wait. Master Kaori doesn't want us to do anything reckless right now…We'll wait for his orders for now…"
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Sakura sighed as she was eating her stew that was prepared by Tomoyo. She glanced up into the night sky filled with tiny little stars; each one signifying their own greatness and power. Sakura dipped her spoon into the hot broth and raised it up to her lips. She blew off the steam and sipped it quietly. Sakura leaned her head back against the tree that she was leaning on. Man, I can't take much more of this…I want to go home…Home where Otoe-san and Oka-san is…But, these are important too, so I can't just leave them to the hands of evil. Argh, this is stressing me out! Sakura dipped her spoon once more into the remaining of the stew and raised it to her mouth. She slowly consumed the hot liquid and laid the spoon in the bowl. She set the bowl down on the grass and looked at the cackling fire in front of her. She edged closer towards it and stuck her hands out in front of her; a few meters away from the fire. The warmth consumed her whole body making Sakura feel at ease. Sakura staring at the fire when her thoughts were interrupted, "Sakura-chan, are you done with your bowl?"
Sakura looked up and saw Tomoyo's outstretched hand ahead of her, "Ah, yes I am! Thank you for the food! It's wonderful as usual!" Sakura retrieved her bowl and handed it to Tomoyo.
Tomoyo smiled, "Arigato Goziamusu Sakura-chan! I'm glad that you liked it! Now I'm just going to the stream to wash these dishes." Tomoyo gathered everyone's bowl and started towards the river.
Sakura got up quickly and caught up to Tomoyo, "Ah, let me help you Tomoyo-chan! The two wolves ate more then they intended." Sakura stared at the bowls that were stacked up. She slowly counted them; 7. "Hoooeee…It seems like their stomach is a black hole or something!"
Tomoyo laughed softly, "It seems so." Tomoyo then started to hear a rush of water ahead of her. She hastily went through the reeds and came upon a little shore with the stream in front. Tomoyo smiled and knelt down near the water; she placed the bowls next to her, took one and dipped it in the water. Sakura also knelt beside her and took one of the bowls. Sakura then started to scrub away the remaining food off the bowl. For the past five minutes Sakura and Tomoyo were quietly working on their part of the half. Tomoyo noticed that Sakura was quiet for the first time, "Sakura-chan, are you alright? For the past few hours you've been in deep thought lately…"
Sakura jerked her head up. I can't make Tomoyo-chan worry about me! "Oh I'm fine Tomoyo-chan! After what happened earlier this morning with Syaoran-kun made me tired, I guess…Don't worry, I'm totally fine!" She raised her hands up and gave a thumbs-up. Tomoyo smiled and then looked down at the water. Sakura looked at her confusingly, "Hoe? Tomoyo-chan, what are y-…" She then looked down and saw the bowl that she was cleaning was going down stream. Sakura looked dumbfounded but then regained her composure, "HOOEE! I have to get it before it goes far away! I'll be right back Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura quickly took off her shoes and socks and started running in the stream leaving Tomoyo behind her. The current was quite quick and Sakura was having a hard time to catch up with it. Since she was running on water it was slowing her usual pace, "Goddammit! Why did it have to be such a fast current at this time of day?" cussed Sakura. The bowl then started to pick up it's pace and was straying farther and farther away from Sakura, "Hoe? How did that happen?" Sakura quickened hers also and was close to the bowl once more. Finally the bowl slowed down in the middle of a small marsh. Sakura sighed with relief and retrieved the bowl. She looked around and saw a bunch of rocks surrounding the marsh. Sakura got out of the marsh and sat on one of the stones. Sakura sighed and got up from her seat; she hopped on it and saw that the stones were leading off the marsh and towards the shore. Sakura smiled and hopped one by one on each rock. She finally landed on the shore; Sakura breathed in the crisp air and exhaled slowly. This is a nice place to just relax; I should come here more often. But all of a sudden Sakura's eyes widened and her head moved from side to side. An aura…a powerful one too…Sakura looked around her surroundings and then she heard a noise from behind her. Sakura quickly turned around and saw two people on top of a cliff that overlooked the marsh.
"My, look at what we found!" one spoke. He leaned his foot on a rock and looked at Sakura. With a deep raspy voice, wearing a dark, brown cloak around him, his golden eyes were stunning when they reflected against the light of the moon. The man was quite well built; broad shoulders and arms that were very muscular. He carried a double-edged sword. But all over his body, Sakura noticed, there were scars.
"It seems that you have saved us the trouble of hunting you down, brat," smirked the other. He was just as equally built as the other. A pair of ruby red eyes matched his deep, crimson cloak. In his left hand he held a sword with two thin blades protruding from the hilt.
Sakura looked at the both of them, "What do you want from me?"
The man with the crimson cloak laughed out loud, "What do we want? What do we want! You should already know brat, from the very weapon that you carry on your back right now!"
Sakura turned and realized they were talking of the bow hanging off her back. She had completely forgotten that it was still there. Sakura gritted her teeth and summoned her wand, "If you want it, you have to take it from me!"
The man with the brown cloak stopped leaning on the rock and stood up straight, "So by force then? Fine by me, eh Ikkaku?" He turned his head towards the man with the crimson cloak. "Why don't you start this game?"
Ikkaku smiled, "Gladly." He jumped off the cliff towards Sakura. He unsheathed his sword with his left hand, lifted it up and struck it down upon the girl. Sakura raised her wand above her head and blocked it. Straining from the weight Sakura jumped away from Ikkaku and landed gracefully on another stone.
Ikkaku smiled and licked his lips, "Blood…It needs more blood…" Sakura shuddered but regained her composure. Ikkaku disappeared for a spilt second; Sakura blinked and quickly moved her wand behind her. BANG! Their weapons met each other. Sakura was breathing hard; any second later and she would have been killed.
But as for Ikkaku, he was enjoying each moment, "Yes…yes…that's it! What will you do now in this position brat?" Sakura grunted from the force. She then bent down and lowered her left arm on the rock. Still holding Ikkaku's weapon in place, she lifted her right leg up and kicked him on the side. Ikkaku grabbed it with his right arm, holding it firmly. Sakura's eyes widened but she smirked. She pushed herself from off the ground and grabbed Ikkaku's cloak. Using all of her strength she lifted him into the air and threw him forward. Ikkaku was caught by surprise and released his hand from her right leg and Sakura jumped, kicking him at the back He fell face first into the water.
Sakura shouted, "FLY!" and wings sprouted from her back. But just as Sakura was about to fly away, a hand grabbed her ankle from the water and pulled her down. Sakura plunged into the cold water with a scream. She gasped for air but was pulled back down. Ikkaku was latched onto her ankle. Using her other leg, Sakura kicked him in the face forcing him release her. Sakura swam up to the surface and then concentrated on her chakra, placing it on her hands and feet. She slowly climbed up onto the surface of the water and started to sluggishly run towards the shore. She reached the shore and knelt down on one knee, using her wand for support.
Did I get him? Sakura looked at the water and saw bubbles gurgling. A second later, Ikkaku jumped out and landed beside the brown cloaked man.
He shook his clothes, "She's a stubborn bastard, Byakuya . . . doesn't seem to know when to give up. Damn brat."
Byakuya looked down at Sakura, "It seems so. Pretty strong for her age don't you think Ikkaku? No wonder Kaori-sama is so fond of her."
Sakura ears perked up at the sound of Kaori's name. Kaori…fond of me? She shuddered and looked up to the two, "Kaori? You know him?"
Ikkaku rolled his eyes and replied sarcastically, "Nooo…we're talking just about him for kicks. Wow, this brat has a thick head."
Sakura slapped her forehead and groaned, "First Syaoran-kun and now this? What more bad luck could I get?"
Byakuya smiled, "Actually more…" He then disappeared from his spot and instantly reappeared in front of Sakura. Sakura was surprised and was caught off-guard and off balance. She stumbled on a rock and fell down.
She slowly backed away from Byakuya. What is this feeling deep inside me? No matter how far I get from him, it still feels that a sword is against my neck the whole time. What is with this man?
Byakuya sighed and took a few steps in front of Sakura, "This is quite depressing…You must've recognized how strong my power is then. My apologies, I shouldn't have exposed so much." He then looked down, "But it's a shame…I thought you would be a little bit of a challenge…" He narrowed his eyes. A wave of pressure slammed into her body with full force.
Sakura gasped and visions of herself being slowly killed was whizzing in and out of her head. WH-what the? Is this an illusion…? Sakura was shaking and tears were falling down her cheeks. Byakuya walked up to the shaken Sakura.
He bent down and grabbed Sakura's face and turned it towards him, "Why, you're a beautiful girl when I look at you more closely…" Sakura's eyes were filled with tears and every single one started falling from her face. "I see why Kaori-sama likes you a lot. I think he won't mind this though…" He brought Sakura's face closer to his and lowered his head.
Sakura's mouth started to quiver. Stop…stop…STOP IT! Get away from me! Syao-Syaoran-kun help me!
Byakuya looked at her once more and chuckled, "You're afraid aren't you? Nothing will interrupt us here…" Byakuya finally lowered his head to close the little space that separated Sakura and him. His mouth pressed upon hers deeply. His cold, chapped lips sent shivers down Sakura's spine. He kissed her harder bruising Sakura's lips and her eyes widened even more. Tears were continuously falling from her emerald eyes. Byakuya finally parted his mouth from hers and looked at her tear-stained face, "That was rather nice now, wasn't it?" He leaned foreward and spoke softly in her ear, "Let's do that again sometime…" Sakura's whole body started to shake from fear. Byakuya released her face and got up. Sakura collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily. Byakuya started to walk away, "Ikkaku, fetch the girl. We need to bring her to Kaori-sama." Hearing the name again, Sakura regained her composure and control of her body. She squeezed her wand tightly and slowly got back up on her feet.
Her legs started to shake from lack of strength, "Don't…you…dare…walk…away from…me after what…you just did…I'll never forgive you!" She held her wand in front of her with both arms.
Byakuya looked at her amusingly, "Oh? And what will you do? Kill me?"
"You took the words right out of my mouth," Sakura replied acidly. She threw out a card and struck it with her wand, "SWORD!" The pink card released a yellow mist and wrapped itself around her wand. It disappeared and exposed a sword. The hilt was thin with two small wings coming out of it. She drew her sword back and started running towards Byakuya. She swiped her sword across his body. Byakuya jumped straight-up and dodged the sword. Sakura then slashed her upward. The man quickly brought out his own sword and blocked it. Using his weight he forced her sword back toward Sakura. Sakura bent her knees and struggled with the man's strength. She jumped out of the way as Byakuya's weapon sliced into the ground.
The sheer impact created a crater in the ground. As the dust settled, Sakura breathed out a long breath. Byakuya jumped started to charge towards Sakura just as she started running towards him; both raised their weapons and brought them down in unison. Their blades met and sparks were flown every which way as they clashed together. Sakura grunted and pushed all her weight to Byakuya. She raised her left arm and a curved dagger unsheathed itself from her sleeve.
Byakuya's pursed his lips. A hidden weapon . . . Sakura threw down her left arm and punched Byakuya on the side of the face. The dagger slashed him across the side of the cheek as he fell down to the ground. Byakuya shook his head from the impact and wiped off the blood that was slowly falling down his cheek. "Very Good, Princess…but…" He stood up and darted toward Sakura.
Sakura clenched her jaw. Damn it. I forgot about his spe-
All of a sudden Sakura felt a flaming pain at her side. She sharply gasped. Sakura looked down to see a small dagger protruding from her ribs Byakuya smirked. Sakura gagged out blood, and dropped her sword. She placed her hands on Byakuya's shoulders and tightly grasped the cloak, bringing up her leg she kneed him in the stomach with all her strength. He gasped from loss of air and he released his hand, clutching his stomach. Sakura brought her foot up and kicked him underneath the chin which sent him up in the air. Sakura jumped and brought her foot down again onto his head then immediately brought her foot back up and kicked him again under the chin dislocating his jaw as she back-flipped out of the way.
Byakuya grunted, "AUGH!" The impact of the last kick sent him flying and hitting his back on the wall of rocks. Sakura landed on the ground clutching her side. She grabbed the handle of the knife and hastily pulled it out. She coughed and spat out blood, throwing the knife in the water. Sakura gripped her right long sleeve and ripped it off her shoulder. She bound the wound in her side, and tied it tight. She winced and picked up her sword, walking up to Byakuya who was slowly getting up. He snapped his jaw back into place.
Sakura pointed her sword just inches from his neck, "Don't move. It's over."
Byakuya chuckled softly, "It's not over until it's really over…" He quickly bent down and did a sweep kick, smiling evilly as he made contact. Sakura reflexively stabbed the ground with her sword and jumped off of it even before hitting the ground. She landed on a rock a fair distance away. Byakuya instantly appeared in front of her and punched Sakura in the face, sending her skidding down the rocks. She wiped the sweat off her face with her hand; again Byakuya appeared and stepped on her chest pushing her back down to the ground. Sakura grunted, with her left fist she punched Byakuya in the knee as hard as she could and he collapsed at once. With her right fist Sakura punched Byakuya and drew both legs to her chest, then snapped them both up kicking him in the stomach. He flew back. Sakura got up hastily and jumped toward him, grabbing his cloak. With all her strength she threw him across the marsh. Byakuya quickly summoned his chakra onto his hands and feet. He skidded onto the surface of the water.
Both were breathing hard from exhaustion. Byakuya smirked and all of a sudden Sakura felt a presence near her. She turned around and saw Ikkaku; he brought down his sword onto Sakura just as she dodged it. She ran for her weapon, and blocked Ikkaku's sword just in the nick of time. Ikkaku elbowed her in the stomach and Sakura staggered for a few moments. Ikkaku slammed the flat of his sword onto Sakura's dagger wound with unmatched force. Sakura coughed out blood and grabbed his arm. She held out her hand beside her. A swirling blue ball of power was forming dangerously onto her palm.
Ikakku gasped, "That…that technique…"
Sakura smirked and shouted, "RASENGAN!" She brought the blue orb forward and hit it against Ikkaku's stomach. The blue orb then exploded and the impact sent him flying. His hand lost grip of his sword and he cried out in pain. Sakura was breathing hard and she started coughing. Handling two enemies is getting a tad difficult. She looked down at her wound; it was bleeding heavily. Sakura collapsed on the ground and vomited. I'm at my limit. She clenched her fist and got up. Her vision was starting to go hazy as she started to blink a few times. Sakura clutched her side and looked around where Byakuya was.
He appeared behind her, "Looking for me?" he whispered. Sakura was about to punch him but he grabbed her hand. "Now, now…we had enough fun for today. It's time to deliver you!" Sakura squirmed in her position. Byakuya sighed tiredly, "Oh come now, you still have this much energy after what happened? I think it's time for you to quiet down a bit." He raised his left arm up and brought it down on Sakura's head. She gasped and fell into the coming darkness. Her body went limp and she collapsed into Byakuya's arms. Byakuya then tossed her onto his shoulder; he turned to where Ikkaku was, "Oi Ikkaku, you alright over there?"
The mist started to clear and Ikkaku was rubbing his stomach, "Man, she is persistent eh? Doesn't know when to give up. What a pain in the ass…" Byakuya chuckled. He bent down and picked up Sakura's weapon and Ikkaku's.
He tossed it to him, "Here, you keep these. We don't want this angel here to escape now do we?"
Ikkaku rolled his eyes, "What is with you and girls? I don't know how I put up with you." He bent down and grabbed his sword and put it back in the sheath behind his back. Grabbing Sakura's staff he observed it, "A fine piece of work don't you think Byakuya? Never seen anything like it before, have you?"
Byakuya shook his head, "Never have. It seems that she's a sorceress though. C'mon Ikkaku, it's time for us to take our leave. We've spent too much time here."
Ikkaku groaned and scratched his head, "It was your idea to start this 'game' Byakuya. Don't blame it on me if we get in trouble." Byakuya didn't say a word in reply. He swiftly jumped onto the cliff with Sakura on his shoulder, unconscious. Both walked away from the marsh and disappeared into the mist leaving blood, broken rocks and a certain bowl behind them.
There you go! Chapter 11 for you! What did you think of that fight scene? Please tell me what you have thought of it? Opinions? I'm all up for them! Help me out a little since I'm just a beginner . I really like the part when Sakura kicks Byakuya 3 times…squeals. Stay tuned for Chapter 12! It's going to be a long one!
