Summary – Sakura's happy life was ruined when she moved away with amnesia. She's had quite a past, she returns back to Hong Kong three years later as Ying Fa. Will she regain her memory and unite back with her love one? and who is that guy that's claiming her as his?
Disclaimer – I do not own CCS.
Protecting a Love One
Chapter 5
Last Chapter
Syaoran stared at the door before him. Did he want to go in? Why did he have a bad feeling about this? Trying to forget those thoughts, he opened the door.
There on the bed laid a small figure, he could tell it was a girl. As he walked closer, he noticed her features. Auburn hair, her face- nothing needed to be said. "Sakura," he whispered.
He couldn't believe it, it was Sakura. He wondered if he was dreaming or if it was real. After all these years, she came back. Well, maybe not to him but he'll make sure she will.
He walked closer, with the twins by his side. Every step he took, he wished for her to wake up just so he could see her beautiful emerald eyes. There was always one thing on his mind, her.
Why did she leave him? Did she not love him enough to stay with him? He even had people looking all over for her, country to country. And now he finds her here. Oh how he wished for her to wake up.
He was now by her side, taking in her beauty. After all these years, she was still beautiful. He slowly took her hand and put it in his to caress. "Sakura?" He asked quietly. He saw her move her eyelids but wasn't sure if he was seeing things or not. He knew she was sleeping and always knew she was a heavy sleeper. He chuckled at that.
Xiao and Mei looked at their daddy. They wondered what he was doing. Did he know Miss Ying Fa? Ying Fa seemed like a nice person. They wouldn't mind for her being their mom. They of course don't know anything about their old mom, but at least wished they could see her.
Syaoran kept holding Sakura's hand, never wanting to let go. But had to when his kids were tugging on his pants. "Alright, hold on okay." He laughed at them. He wanted to spend some more time with her, before she decides to leave again. He kissed her on the cheek and started to leave with the twins.
His twins were asleep in the back car seat while Syaoran was driving. As the stoplight turned red, Syaoran quickly took his cell phone out and dialled Eriol's number.
"Hey, Eriol."
"Yeah, Syaoran? Is something the matter?"
"Well, I just left the hospital and you know who I saw." Syaoran asked.
"Yeah, my patient." Eriol replied.
"Well, when can she be released?"
"Tomorrow morning. Why are you asking?"
"I'll tell you next time, but for now keep a close eye on her."
"Hey, I'm not your bodyguard or anything man. I'm a doctor."
"C'mon, I'll pay you back."
"You sure?"
"Yeah yeah, now do as I say." Syaoran said and hung up on him. Now he had to do something. Picking up his cell again, he dialled the floral shop's number.
"Hello, this is Marie's Floral Shop. How may I be of service?" A young lady greeted.
"Hello, this is Mr. Li, I'd like to order a dozen cherry blossoms." Syaoran answered business like.
"Oh Mr. Li," the young lady said sounding surprised. "Alright, I'll do that."
He told her the address to be sent to and everything she needed to know. He even told her the message he wanted to be put on the card. With that done, he put his cell away and paid attention to the road.
"Flight 402 has landed, Hong Kong, China."
He slowly got off the plane, got his luggage and handed them to his servant. Then he got in the limo that was waiting for him. He would've gotten here sooner if there wasn't a delay.
The servant he brought along this trip was unfortunately, Taushi Kisho. Taushi was hoping for him to go away so he wouldn't have to stay around him. But how unlucky could he get. As he was the one his master chose to bring.
The amber eyed master was going to stay at a 5 star hotel until he finishes his business. Which he hopes wouldn't take long. He now knew that Sakura's here but exactly where. He would need that information soon enough. He didn't have much patience left.
"Taushi, any information?"
"No, sir."
"Tell them to hurry up, let them know I'll pay them double the amount of money they get now. Just hurry up."
"Alright sir."
The rest of the ride was quiet, for the master's mind was wondering where Sakura was. And Taushi didn't dare talk for he was a servant.
Next Morning
Sakura woke up and wondered where she was. All of yesterday's events and the accident came flooding back to her. While she slept, she had a dream that a man had came to visit her. The man from her dreams, amber eyes, messy brown ha-
She stopped as she noticed a bouquet of flowers on the table near her. She picked them up and held it carefully in her hands. They were flowers of cherry blossoms, her favourite. As she looked at them, she wondered who sent them.
Looking it over, she searched for a card. It read,
Dear cherry blossom,
Remember me? Meet me at the Dreamaze restaurant at 6pm tomorrow. Dress fancy. I'll be waiting. I know cherry blossoms are your favourite and I hope you like them.
Love,
Your little wolf
She read the message again and again. 'He must know me but who is he? Surely I don't think I know him. And how did he know I like cherry blossoms.' She thought.
What could it hurt to see this guy? Sakura decided she would meet him at the restaurant and see who he is. He seemed like a pretty decent guy but she would have to see about that.
'Wait, tomorrow? That means I have to get a dress tonight.' Sakura pressed the button next to her. In a matter of seconds, a nurse came in.
"Yes, how may I help?" The nurse asked.
"Um, I was wondering if I can get released right now. I have some important things to do and it can't wait." Sakura said quickly.
"Alright, let me get the doctor for you." She said and left.
Soon enough, the doctor came in. Eriol asked, "Ying Fa, you want to leave us so soon?"
"Well, I have some important things to do so that's why I'd like to leave early."
"Alright, let me make sure everything's alright then you can leave. Oh and your uncle has taken care of everything." Eriol said as he checked everything was alright. "You can take those bandages off either tonight or tomorrow as your injury wasn't that serious."
"Okay, so can I leave?"
He chuckled. "Very eager are we?" She gave a slight nod, embarrassed. "Yes you can." He was about to leave when a bouquet of flowers caught his eye. "I see you have flowers from a certain someone already," he said pointing to them.
"Yeah, and they're my favourite flowers too. Though the thing is, I don't know who it's from." Sakura replied.
"Well, I'm sure that someone is very special. I have to go, lots of patients for me to see. Bye." He left with his nurse. As he walked away, he wondered if Syaoran gave her those flowers.
Sakura got ready as she was released from the hospital. She was still in the clothes she had on when she was sent to the hospital. She needed a shower, but realized she didn't have her car.
Calling a taxi, she got in and was soon standing outside of her apartment. She paid the driver and was about to go up but a particular car caught her eye. As she looked at it closely from the spot she was standing at, she noticed it was her car.
Sakura ran over to it making sure it was really hers. She wondered who brought it back here. The doctor's words rang through her mind, 'Your uncle has taken care of everything.'So it was probably her uncle that did this. She would have to call him and thank him. But first she needed a shower.
Heading up to her apartment, she took a quick her nice warm shower, the phone rang. She picked it up and knew that it was her uncle.
"Hello, Ying Fa?"
"Yes, uncle."
"You scared me when I heard that you got in an accident." Uncle En said.
"Sorry, but I'm alright. Oh and I want to thank you for taking care of everything."
"You know you're my niece and I'd do anything to make sure you're alright. How about you come back to England, Sakura?" He asked.
"What? No, I like staying here."
"But it's not safe, if you come back here, you'll be safer than safe." Her uncle tried to reason.
"Sorry but no. You promise me that I could stay here and now you're going back on your promise." Sakura asked.
"No, that's not what I meant. I'm just worried about you."
"I'll be fine on my own here. Anyways I wanted to ask how you heard about the accident."
"Well, how could I not when I had people followin–" Uncle En cut off. Realizing what he said, he tried to take it back. "Wait, I mean I heard about it from a fri-"
Sakura cut him off. "Uncle, you had people following me?"
"No, like I said that's not what I mea-"
"Uncle, it was what you meant. You don't think I can stay here by myself so you had people following me. I need freedom, and this isn't it."
"I'm sorry, I'm worried about you. When your father died, I promised to look after you."
Hearing her uncle mention her father, she kept quiet. She decided to break the silence between them. "Uncle, I'm sorry. I know what I said was wrong but I can't help it. I don't like people following me. If you have to send someone to do that then you have no trust in me." Sakura said quietly.
"I'm the one that should be sorry. I should respect your decisions. And you know what I'm going to stop having people follow you. I won't get in the way of your life. But if there's any trouble, any troubles at all, call me." He said.
"Thanks Uncle and I will." They hung up. Sakura started making her breakfast and lunch at the same time as she had skipped it earlier on.
England
"Mr. Kinomoto, we have just found out that he's in China somewhere." One of his workers told him.
"Find out exactly where and tell me. See if he's in Hong Kong first." En directed. He hoped he was nowhere near his niece.
He had just gotten off the phone with his niece. What he said he would do, he would. He would have people stop following her. He wondered why she just couldn't stay here in England. It was a beautiful place.
Sakura
Sakura ate and hopped into her car, driving towards the mall. This time she wasn't going to get into any accidents. As she turned, drove straight, turned again, kept on driving straight and turned once more, she was here at the mall.
Parking her car, she got out and headed inside the huge shopping centre. She still doesn't know why she wanted to go see him. Maybe she wanted to know who he was or how he knew her.
Looking at all the stores, only one caught her eye. It was called Tomoyo's Fashion Designs. As Sakura read this, she had a flashback.
Flashback
"Sakura, if I ever succeed in becoming a fashion designer. You'll be the one that'll try on all my clothes. You'll be my model for my fashion shows. And I'll open a shop called Tomoyo's Fashion Designs." Tomoyo said.
"Alright, I'm sure you'll be very successful in this, Tomoyo."
"You're right. C'mon I have some clothes I brought over for you to try on." Tomoyo said getting hyped up.
Sakura sweat dropped. "Here we go again."
Flashback Ends
"What was that about?" Sakura asked herself. Shaking her head, she headed in.
Inside was full of clothes and dresses Sakura thought were lovely and beautiful. She was looking at a particular emerald one until someone called her.
"Miss, how may I help you?" A young woman asked. She seemed to be around Sakura's age. She had raven long hair that reached to her waist. She looked like the owner of this shop. And she was. "Sakura?" She asked.
"Huh? Sorry but my name is Ying Fa." Sakura replied. She wondered how many people knew her name was Sakura.
"Oh, sorry. I guess I have the wrong person. But you do awfully look a lot like her." Tomoyo said. She thought she had found her cousin but guessed not.
"That's alright."
"Anyways, would you like some help? I'm Tomoyo Daidouji by the way and if you're wondering if I'm the owner of this store, I am." She laughed.
"I figured that. And yes, I need a dress for dinner and I just had my eye on this emerald one." Sakura said.
"This one's my latest design. I'm sure you'll look fantastic in it, as it matches your eyes. You should go try it on."
"Thanks! I think I will." Sakura said. She took the dress and went to the change room to change. When she came out to look at herself in the mirror, she gasped. She looked different, and beautiful.
The dress was an emerald colour and was strapless. It went all the way down to her ankles. It was layered beautifully, and hugged all her curves.
Tomoyo came out to see if she was done. "OMG, you look so kawaii in it!" Tomoyo beamed with stars in her eyes.
"Thanks. You know what I'll buy this." Sakura said. She went back in the room to change back to her regular clothes.
As she walked up to the cash register to pay for the dress. She noticed there was a box beside the dress. "What's this?" Sakura asked.
"Oh, it's the shoes that go with the dress." Tomoyo replied.
"Thanks, now I don't have to go shoe hunting." Sakura laughed. "How much is it altogether?"
"Won't cost you anything, it's on me."
"What do you mean?" asked a surprised Sakura. Surely she doesn't know the lady standing in front of her.
"I'm giving these to you at no cost. That's what I mean." Tomoyo said.
"Are you sure about this because I can pay for them? And we just met to be honest. I don't think it's a good idea. Here just let me pay for them." Sakura said as she reached in her purse to take out her wallet.
"No no, I'm quite sure. If you don't let me give these to you then I'm afraid I cannot give them out at all…But you have to promise me to impress the guy with this dress and come and visit, I enjoy your company."
Sakura blushed at that. "Well alright. Thanks a lot! And I'll come visit you often. Bye!"
"Bye!" Tomoyo said as Sakura left the store. 'That has to be Sakura, I know it's her. I'll have to find out.' She thought before tending to another customer.
"Sir, we've found her."
"Good, now follow her and see where she lives."
"Alright," he said as he followed his boss's instructions.
'Finally, I've found you. This time you won't get away. And I'll make sure of that.' The master thought as he thought of ways to deal with her once she's back here with him.
Men dressed in black followed the young lady out of the mall. That young lady was Sakura Kinomoto. Who now goes by Ying Fa because of her uncle's reasons which she has not a clue.
As Sakura walked to her car, she still doesn't notice the men following her. They were being extra careful for they might be caught and lose her.
As she reached her car, she opened the trunk and put her dress and shoes in. Then got in the front seat, started her car and was going to back it up when she noticed something.
She looked at her rear view mirror again. This time she knows she wasn't seeing things, looks like she will be phoning her uncle tonight.
She backed out of the parking space before putting it in drive. Her plan was to lose them. She couldn't believe it. If it was her uncle's bodyguards, she would definitely have to have a talk with him. But deep down inside, why did she have a feeling that it wasn't.
Nonetheless, the first thing she needed to do now is lose them. Seeing the stop light turn yellow, she quickly stepped harder on the gas pedal. She drove right pass just as it turned red. Looking back at her rear mirror, she saw that she had lost them.
The men that had been following the young lady started cursing. The one driving had to put on the brakes as the stoplight turned red. He couldn't believe it, because of the red light, they lost her. Now they had something to report back to their boss.
Ring ring
"Hello," the young master's voice sounded through.
"I'm sorry, but we lost her." One of the other guys said as he was the one who had to call their boss.
"YOU WHAT!" The master shouted. He was so close in getting her but his people just had to mess up.
"S-sorry." The guy trembled.
"Sorry isn't enough. I pay you to do what? To find her and this is what you tell me, we lost her. I expect you and the others to continue looking and don't report back to me until you find her."
"I-We understand, sir." He said then hung up. He quickly told the others what his master told him and they continued searching.
Sakura continued driving until she was back at her condo. She wouldn't believe those people were the ones her uncle told to follow her. Something just didn't seem right. For three years, she's been with him. She knows whatever he promises, he doesn't go back on.
But she had better things to worry about. Quickly forgetting about that, she thought of who her "date" was going to be. She was wondering if he was handsome, nice, kind, smart or what. Most of all she wondered how he knew her. She was thinking him to be tall, handsome, amber eyes and really messy brown hair. If only she knew how right she was.
Her date was tomorrow, she had a long day. She was at the mall longer than she had wanted. She changed and walked over to her bed slipping under her covers she closed her eyes.
She didn't even know how long she slept until she woke up in the middle of the night. Getting up, she headed for the kitchen to get water. Quickly drinking down her glass of water she looked at the clock. It was 11pm, morning wasn't going to be here for a couple more hours or so. So she simply went back to bed.
3PM
Sakura ran around her apartment trying to get ready for her "big" date. She in fact couldn't wait. Even though she still has three more hours to go, she was nervous. She lay on her sofa peacefully.
Then slowly getting up, she dragged herself to the bathroom where she can take a long warm bath. She smiled at the thought of that and quickly put the fact about her date behind her. It was because of the date that made her so reckless. She'd been thinking about it day and night. Now she wouldn't worry about it at all.
Hour and a half later
Sakura sighed in content. She was still in her bath. Slowly getting up, she dried herself and put on a bathrobe. Glancing at the time she frantically began running around. She was going to be late if she didn't hurry.
First she put on the dress, fixed her hair a couple of times before she was satisfied with her hair, put on some lip gloss, eye liner, eye shadow and mascara. Then she grabbed her purse and put on the shoes that matched the dress and headed out to her car.
Sakura got there about twenty minutes. She wondered if "he" was here already. She was so nervous that she could've probably made a fool of herself.
She was greeted by a host when she walked in. "Are you here alone, miss?"
"No, I was supposed to meet someone here." Sakura asked. She just figured out that he didn't give her his name. Now how was she supposed to find him.
"Ahh, I think I know just the person. Please follow me." He said politely.
As they walked, Sakura noticed not a lot of people were here; in fact this place seemed empty. Her thoughts were interrupted when they stopped walking. She couldn't stop staring at the handsome man in front of her.
"Mr. Li, she has arrived."
"Thank you, now I'll get you when we're ready to order." Li said in his husky voice.
"Alright," he said and left them alone.
"Please sit" he said gesturing for her to sit.
Sakura sat down and said. "I'm Ying Fa, nice to meet you," extending her hand for a handshake.
Syaoran stared at her 'Why is she acting like she doesn't know me?' "Syaoran Li, please just call me Syaoran." He shook her hand and could not help but look at how beautifully she looked it the emerald dress. 'It brings out her eyes' she was just as beautiful as he remembered three years ago.
"So, um...thanks for the flowers. They're lovely." Sakura said blushing. She wished he stopped staring, it was scaring her.
"You're welcome. I knew you'd love them. Aren't they your favourite flowers?" He replied.
"Yes, but how do you know?" Sakura asked curiously.
He chuckled. "Oh, Sakura don't you remember?" He lifted an eyebrow at her lost look.
'This guy is definitely creeping me out.' "Remember what?"
"Remember what happened three years ago?" Syaoran asked sounding frustrated. How long is she going to keep this up?
"What happen three years ago?"
"Sakura, stop keeping this up, you know what happened three years ago and stop pretending that you don't." Syaoran almost yelled.
"Listen, I don't know what happened three years ago I just know that I was living my own life. Today I decide to come and I guess maybe I shouldn't have. I'm leaving. Goodbye."
She got out of her chair and turned to leave but Syaoran got a hold of her arm and spun her around so she was facing him. "You really don't know what happened?" Sakura shook her head no. Syaoran looked in her eyes, then at her lips. He came closer and closer until finally his lips made contact with hers.
Sakura didn't even know what was happening. It was all happening too soon. She responded to the kiss but then finally came to her senses and pushed away.
"I have to go." She grabbed her purse and quickly left wanting to forget what she had just done.
Syaoran wanted to stop her but figure he shouldn't. He ran a hand through his hair; he didn't even know why he kissed her. Maybe it was because he missed her. But what really got him frustrated was how she responded to the kiss but didn't even know what happened three years ago. 'I definitely need a break.'
A/N: Whew! Finished this chapter. At first I wasn't sure where to end it so I wrote more and ended it there. Hope you like it because I quickly finished writing it this morning and afternoon. Reviews make me update faster! REVIEW!
