Disclaimer: I don't own CCS, Clamp does. But I do own this story.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter!
So I'll just be answering those important questions you guys asked:
"Did she team up with Yasuki?" – Yeah, she did.
"Did she say she's not going back... as in she doesn't want to be with Syaoran?" – Yup, she doesn't want to go back but she actually does want to be with Syaoran. She has already caused too much trouble for Syaoran and her other friends and she's really guilty about it and she doesn't want to cause any more trouble than she already did so she's avoiding them.
Well, that's pretty much it. Please read on!
Chapter Fifteen
"Captured"
"What the hell do you mean she's gone!" Chyou shouted into her cell phone.
"It's not my bloody fault woman!" Yasuki shouted back. "I can't do anything about it; my so called friends helped her escape"
"Where is she now? Where did your friends take her?"
"How the hell would I know? If I did, I would be after them"
"Damn it, she must be back with her family, or worse, she might be coming back here!"
"To make matters worse, she remembers everything"
"She has her memories back? How the hell did she manage that?" she shouted exasperatedly. Can things get any worse?
"She found her charm bracelet. It was supposed to be with my sister but I took it from her in case she gives it back to Sakura. Then little miss nosey came to my room and found it herself"
Chyou gave out an irritated sound and stomped her foot on the ground. "Fine! It's your loss then, I'll have to do everything myself"
"What a-"
Yasuki voice was cut off as Chyou ended the call with a press of a button.
"Useless bastard" she muttered irately as she dialed another number.
"Hello?" a woman answered from the other line.
"Hey is this Jen?"
Jen, one of Chyou's close friends from Japan, they had been friends for years now but it had been a while since they communicated though since they live in different countries. Jen comes from a very wealthy family in Japan which is why they know her own family.
"Yeah, who's this?"
"It's me Chyou!" she replied enthusiastically.
"Oh hey! It's been a while since I heard from you!"
"Yeah, sorry about that…hey I need a favor"
"What is it?"
"You're still living in that town near Tomoeda right?"
"How'd you hear about Tomoeda? And yeah, I still am…why?"
"It's nothing big; I just need your men to take care of a certain person for me"
"And I thought I was the bad one, this is totally unlike you. But I'm in, it's been boring lately. So who is it? And what do you want me to do with this person anyways?"
"Her name's Sakura Kinomoto and she lives in Tomoeda. I'll figure out what I want to do with her later, all I want for your men to do is get her before tomorrow ends"
1 day left…
"I'm going out for a walk!" Sakura shouted before leaving the house.
Sighing to herself she jogged out the property before taking a slow walk towards the park.
As she neared the park entrance, she looked as people walked in and out the open gates. Families big and small, groups of friends, young and old and a few couples were around her and she noticed she was the only one who was walking alone.
'Well, I suppose it's my fault in the first place' she thought bitterly, feeling even guiltier than she already was.
Her family was disappointed in her for her decision in not going back to Hong Kong. She left her friends clueless of her whereabouts and condition, and what's worse…she abandoned Syaoran. After everything he had done and sacrificed for her sake, all she did was cause him more pain.
Now that she thought about it…
"They all sacrificed a lot for my sake" she told herself in realization. "And all I did was run away from everything they had done for me" she added, letting a tear slide down her cheek.
"Aww…don't cry little Cherry Blossom"
Sakura whipped around and saw four men dressed in black with shades on.
"Who are you?"
"It doesn't matter" the obvious leader said as he stepped forward.
"Go away" she said with a sniff, turning to leave.
It was only then that Sakura realized she was in a deserted part of the street beyond the park. She hadn't realized she had walked way off from the park.
'I am the unluckiest person in the world' she thought as she looked around for a possible escape incase she needs to…but with no such luck. The other end of the street was a dead end and the only way she can escape is if she ran past those men…which was most unlikely.
"No need to try and figure a way to run off" the man beside the leader spoke up.
Sakura looked at them helplessly.
"W-What do you want from me?"
"Nothing…just you"
Sakura immediately started to back up after hearing this.
"There's no need to be afraid" said the leader, a sinister smirk on his face.
"Leave me alone"
"So, what do you think?" asked Fiemie.
Syaoran looked around the very large room.
They were gathered in the biggest room in the palace, the main ballroom, which was at the ground floor, and it was already decorated for the wedding the next day.
There were hundreds of white chairs lined in rows with a long white carpet trailing from the main double doors towards the huge altar. White silk and transparent clothes were lined at the sides of the walls and at the sides of the chairs. Hundreds of flower stands were lining the path with a few bigger ones by the altar, surrounding it.
The flowers to be used the next day were composed of various kinds of white flowers, including the traditional white roses.
Syaoran stared at the many white flowers as they were brought away by a few men along with the other carts of flowers. They were to be kept in a refrigerated room until tomorrow morning so they don't wither away as fast.
"Syaoran?" Fiemie asked looking at her brother intently. "Syaoran!"
His head snapped towards his sister. "Yeah everything looks good" he said halfheartedly. He was telling the truth, everything looked beautiful…almost perfect…
'Almost' he thought to himself.
Everything would be perfect if he would have the prefect woman to marry. He had already pictured his future with Sakura, and it was a blissful and love filled one. Having to think of a lifetime with Chyou…isn't as happy and exciting as he would have wanted.
"Well, if your sure" Fiemie said, looking at him worriedly. "DO you want anything else added or changed?"
"Yeah"
"Hmmm? What is it?"
"I want cherry blossoms" he said absently.
"Cherry Blossoms?" she asked wonderingly.
"Yeah, the room looks too pale, I want a dash of pink to it. Sort of like a woman's touch…you know what I mean right?"
Fiemie looked at him curiously but nodded her head.
"Good, you can have them imported here from Japan before the day is over. I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem"
"Well, if you're sure"
"I am. I want petals on and around the altar and floors tomorrow and a few added to the bouquets" he said.
He's only getting married once, might as well try to make him be glad of it. Having cherry blossoms around him might hurt for he has to think of Sakura if he sees it, but at least it can remind him of the times they used to share…and would have shared, if it were her he would marry tomorrow.
"Well, if you need anything, I'll be in my room" he said curtly before leaving.
"Which is where you always are when something's wrong" Fiemie told herself as the huge doors were closed by the guards standing by. "If this marriage goes on with Chyou as your bride, you'd most likely end up staying in that room of yours for the rest of your life" she added, feeling sad for her only brother.
"Ouch! That hurt!" Sakura half shouted, for it really did hurt and she was afraid if she really did scream at them, they might do something she didn't want to happen.
One of the men had pushed her out of the car and onto the cemented ground. So far they hadn't done anything to her and she was glad.
Hearing the sound of seagulls in the sky, she took a good look around and found herself at the docks, only there wasn't a single soul present besides her and the four men who kidnapped her.
"What are we doing here?" she asked, fright apparent in her tone.
The four men were forming a square as they stood guard around her, to avoid her from escaping. They just stood there, silent and ignoring her.
"What are you going to do with me?" she tried.
Silence.
"Who sent you to kidnap me?"
A low growl came from on of them and Sakura immediately shut her mouth.
"Ask another question and I might disobey the orders given to us" he bit out.
"We were ordered not to kidnap you but not to hurt you" said the leader, still with a sinister smirk plastered on his face. "She said she'll be taking care of you personally"
"Come in" Syaoran called out, knowing already who it was by the knock.
The door to his room slowly opened.
"I heard you were dying" Eriol said jokingly.
Syaoran looked at him, a small smile on his lips.
"I wish" he said bitterly, resting back on the couch.
Eriol looked at him a bit sadly before walking over to the other couch opposite to Syaoran's.
"Who told you I was, as you say, 'dying'?" he asked without looking at him, instead focusing on the ceiling.
"No one. I know you're more miserable than usual. Or else you wouldn't have let your guard down. You usually scowl or glare at everything when something's wrong. Now, you're openly sulking and you don't even care when someone shows pity for you" he pointed out.
"Tell me something I don't know" he sighed.
"You're giving up on Sakura, aren't you?"
This got Syaoran's attention.
He sat up straight and looked at Eriol straight in the eye.
"What are you getting at?" he asked, giving him a glare, daring him to say something to get him pissed.
"You're giving up on Sakura" Eriol replied nonchalantly, not at all affected by his glare.
"No I'm not" he said defensively.
"Yes you are, or else you wouldn't look and feel so vulnerable right now"
Syaoran's glare hardened. He wanted nothing more than to grab Eriol's neck and choke him. He is so annoying!
But then…
'I wouldn't be so mad if it weren't true' he told himself, slowly calming down. 'Eriol's right'
Eriol watched Syaoran, swearing he saw smoke come out of his head from all the anger he knew was directed to him. Then he suddenly calmed down, his shoulders literally dropped and relaxed. He knew Syaoran's pride was too high for him to admit it though.
"So what do you suggest I do?" Syaoran asked as he turned away from him.
Eriol stared at his back before rising to his feet. He walked over towards his longtime friend and rested a hand on his shoulder.
"You should pray that Sakura will come back. Don't ever lose hope. If you really do believe that you and Sakura were made for each other, and I know you did and still do, you won't give up just yet"
Without another word, he walked out of the room, the door creaking to a close behind him.
Syaoran stated still for a while, trying to get Eriol's last words through his head.
As much as he wanted to believe everything Eriol was saying, it was hard. After everything that has happened, it was really unlikely that Sakura would come back to him, he only had a day left.
'Then again, a lot can happen in one day' he tried to convince himself.
He exhaled deeply. There was a very, very slight possibility that everything might…can turn around.
Pray.
Hope.
Believe.
"Sakura will come back" Syaoran told himself confidently with a smile as he walked over to the window.
His window overlooked part of the back garden, and he had a clear view as to who was down there. For sure it was Chyou and her parents, and they were talking to his parents and his advisors.
His smile faltered.
'Somehow' he added in thought.
Sakura swear it had been half an hour since she had been taken to that part of the docks. Still no one had come and the men watching her hadn't moved an inch or said a word.
She had been sitting down on the ground but she still felt tired. Glancing at her watch, she sighed.
'Almost 5:00' she thought to herself, trying to fix her hair since the strong wind kept on blowing it to her face.
"Finally" one of the men muttered, getting Sakura's attention.
She looked up at him and saw that he was looking at something behind her.
She stood up and turned away from her view of the open water. What met her gaze gave her a big shock.
Not so far away, a black car was parked where a woman stepped out of and was now walking towards their position. Similar to the men, she was also wearing all black. A black sun hat, a black cocktail dress, black heels, black sun glasses with a black purse gripped in one hand and black and silver chained jewelry hanging from her neck, wrist and ankle.
She never saw anyone wear something so dark yet still look so…wholesome.
What shocked her wasn't what this woman was wearing though. It was her features, especially her flawless, milky white skin and soft pink lips where a small smile was present.
'Why is she here?' Sakura asked herself, not believing it at all.
The woman then stopped, just a meter away from her. She scanned the four men before resting her gaze on Sakura.
Sakura couldn't see her eyes but she knew who it was instantly. She wanted to speak but the woman beat her to it.
"I'll take over from here" he informed the men.
The men were staring at the new arrival with hungry looks on their faces until the leader shook some sense into his head.
"We'll leave you to it then" he spoke before signaling his men to head for their car.
The two women watched as the four entered the parked car until they drove away and out of view.
Silence overcame them until the woman turned back to Sakura.
"I made a mistake by letting you get away before, and I'm not letting that happen again"
Author's Note:
So Forever in My Heart and Meant to be Wild is clearly slowly coming to an end. I'm happy yet sad about it. Happy that I finally managed to write up and finish a story and sad coz I have to stop writing about it…though I'm considering a sequel for Meant to be Wild…but if I will write a sequel, it will be a while before I post it up.
Again, thank you for reading and please review!
Ja ne!
Raeny