Disclaimer: I don't own CCS, Clamp does. But I do own this story.

Chapter Sixteen

"Turn Around"

Sakura looked at her, close to tears.

"I'm sorry" she whispered.

"Don't worry about it Sakura. I'm also sorry for not watching you close enough" Tomoyo said softly, giving her a genuine smile before engulfing her in a hug.

"I was so scared and confused…what did those men want with me?"

"Oh yeah, we gotta go before she gets here"

"She? She who?"

"You'll see…c'mon" Tomoyo said, urging her to walk faster into her car.

Tomoyo slammed the car door closed before she went over to her side and started the car.

"What's happening? Why are you in a hurry?" Sakura asked, as Tomoyo drove down the path towards the gates leading out the docks.

"That's why" she replied, pointing to another black car which drove into the gate.

"Who's inside?"

"The real person who was supposed to take you. Her name is Jen, she's working with Chyou, and they're old friends. Chyou had Jen's men kidnap you so she can permanently get rid of you to make sure you don't get back to Syaoran and interfere with the wedding" she informed as she drove down the open road towards their mansion.

"Oh" was all Sakura could say.

Tomoyo looked at her. "You don't seem too happy"

"Well…you see…I didn't actually plan to go back to Syaoran in the first place"

This gave Tomoyo a shock, making her slam her foot on the brakes and pull up the side of the road.

Sakura shut her eyes in surprise before turning to her.

"What do you mean your not going back?" Tomoyo almost screamed, a bit angry at Sakura's confession.

She looked down, not bothering to reply.

"Sakura, what's wrong? Tell me"

"Nothing's wrong, I…I just don't want to go back"

"And why not!" she asked incredulously.

"Tomoyo" Sakura said in a tone warning her to calm down.

"Well I'm sorry Sakura, I just don't get why you don't want to go back to your fiancé especially since he's getting married to a woman he doesn't love!"

"I-"

"He as well as the rest of us are trying our hardest to make sure you two end up together just as originally planned!"

"It's j-"

"That Chyou woman has done a lot to ruin our plans and it almost came through if it weren't for me and Eriol when we overheard her talking on her cell phone to Yasuki!"

Sakura didn't even try to speak, instead just looked at her blankly.

"That's right, your other so-called-fiancé was working with Chyou this entire time. And yes, I know you have your memories back. Apparently that charm bracelet" she said, taking Sakura's hand and holding it up to look at the bracelet closely, "had been with Emi the entire time you had amnesia, she didn't bother to give it back to you. Yeah, I know that bit coz I gave her and her mother a call…apparently, she planned on returning it to you but then she lost it and was afraid to say anything. Turns out Yasuki stole it from her to ensure you don't get it back in case Emi plans to return it to you"

Sakura was still silent, but this time with tears running down her face. She wasn't crying because of Tomoyo's tone in talking to her or for the things she was saying. She was crying because of everything she had done, for every wrong decision she had made that not only hurt her but also everyone around her.

"I'm sorry" she whispered, looking down, allowing more tears to drop. "I'm so sorry Tomoyo…to you, and to everyone who got involved in this because of me, just for my sake. This is the main reason why I don't want to go back in the first place! I've done too much to hurt everyone and if I go back, I'm afraid to make those mistakes again and hurt everyone in the process"

"You won't!" Tomoyo shouted, now also in tears.

"Yes I will! I'll mess everyone's lives again and it'll be my fault. I love you guys, especially you and Syaoran…you have been the best friend ever and Syaoran has been the love of my life for so long, and I can't imagine my life without you guys beside me. But when I think about all those times I messed up, you always got involved just trying to help me, and I don't want that! I don't want you guys to be there and think about me all the time! It's like I'm stealing away your lives just for myself! I-I don't want that…I-"

"Sakura!" Tomoyo interrupted, shaking her shoulders to put some sense into her. "We want to help you, okay? It's us, not you! You're not the one who asked help from us, it was us who wanted to do it! You're our friend; it's our job to be there for you when you need us! It just so happens that you need us most of the times but we don't mind! It's our job. We help you just as much as you help us! It's always been like that! You're just freaking coz this is a time when you really need us! Don't you get it? We did everything we did for you by our own choice…it was our decision to help you! We don't mind helping you coz we care for you…"

Tomoyo's voice trailed off as her own sobbing became more evident. She didn't know why she was crying, maybe it was because she felt Sakura's pain, everything she has gone through, and she didn't like it. Since they were little kids, they dreamed and planned for the perfect and happy life, and this is what happened instead.

"Sakura, please understand…we're doing this for you and us" she said, a smile now on her face. "Do you love Syaoran?" she asked seriously.

Sakura wiped away her tears and looked at her.

"More than anything in the world…even more than you could imagine" she said, half laughing.

"Good, coz we know for a fact that that's how he feels about you too. He was willing to search the entire world to find you but he wasn't allowed to leave the palace at all. He really loves you Sakura. Now, are you coming back with me to Hong Kong so you can catch your wedding?"

Silence.

"Sakura?"

"Yes…I'm going"

"Good" Tomoyo said with a grin as she stepped on the gas, making them speed off back into the road. "Coz we don't have any time to spare" she added after seeing the digital clock which read 7:49 PM.

She hadn't realized the time they took in their little emotional breakdown, now they really needed to hurry. The wedding was scheduled the next day at 8:00 AM and they had to hurry…before it was too late.

"Syaoran, its best that you get some rest" Chyou told him with a smile. They had just finished dinner and were sitting around in the main living room, alone together.

"Yeah" he muttered back but not meaning it.

Chyou looked at him, knowing something was going on in that head of his and she had a pretty good idea that it was about a certain girl…

"Syaoran" she said yet again, but this time, he wasn't paying attention, instead he continued to look out the window and completely ignoring her.

This got her greatly irritated.

"Syaoran" she repeated yet again.

This time, Syaoran couldn't ignore her. For one thing, her voice was louder than before, and second, she had somehow slipped behind the chair he was sitting on and started massaging his back.

"What are you doing?" he blurted out.

"Giving you a back rub, you're muscles are a bit tense" she purred into his ear.

Syaoran fought himself not to lash out at her that he didn't want her to be that near him nor to speak to him like that, let alone give him massages.

"Please let go of me" he growled out.

"B-but w-"

"It is customary that the bride and groom mustn't have such an intimate contact the day before they are wed" he spoke in a monotone, picking just the right words he knew she wanted to hear. He was supposed to push her away harshly but thought better of it.

If Syaoran would act cold towards her, he knew that it would only cause problems. After all, if Sakura didn't show, Chyou is the next candidate to be his wife, and if that were so, he didn't want to have such a bad start to a long term relationship with her. He found nothing wrong in Chyou, he just didn't want her to be his wife…not when there was still someone out there that he wanted…no, needed…

A short squeal broke his train of thought. He turned to the woman and only other occupant in the room.

"Oh Syaoran, of course of course…we mustn't be this way. We should reserve this for after our marriage…after all, there's always a lot of time to be 'intimate' during our honeymoon" Chyou gave off a short giggle before walking over to the doors with a smile on her face. "I'll see you tomorrow during the wedding, and try not to gawk at me too much when you see me walk down that aisle in that white wedding dress, I must say, I look pretty damn good in it!"

The door slammed shut, leaving Syaoran in peace.

Sighing to himself, he ran his hand through his hair and slumped back into his chair.

"Damn it"

"What do you mean the flight isn't until tomorrow!" Tomoyo half-screamed as she started to pace in the living room; she would've screamed fully if it weren't for her mother and Sakura's family in the room with them.

Fujitaka and Sonomi looked at each other and sighed. Indeed they were having a great problem here but both at a loss as to how to do something about it.

It was already 11:00 in the evening, they would have been asleep by now but they were all too worried to slack off in fear that they might be too late.

"We can't do a thing about it, the two free seats for the soonest flight to Hong Kong isn't until tomorrow at 5:30 A.M." Mika said, sitting back down on the couch next to Aki. "Then Aki and I will come an hour later after you guys"

"There has to be an earlier flight than that…?" Tomoyo whined out, irritated at the circumstance they are currently in.

Sakura looked at everyone, as their faces grew worried and irritated at everything that's going on. She felt guilty yet again but decided to let it go, after the conversation she had with Tomoyo, she decided to not give up anymore. She looked at each of them, happy that they were all so willing to help just to make her happy.

"Onii-chan?"

Everyone else looked at Sakura before looking over at Touya.

"I have an idea" he spoke out simply before standing up and heading towards the door. "Sakura, Tomoyo, come with me"

Both immediately followed him out the house and towards his car in the garage. As they all buckled in their seats, Touya paused from turning on the engine and looked back at the two.

"Sakura?"

"Hmm? What is it Onii-chan?"

"What do you want to do?"

"Huh?" she asked, slightly confused at what he meant.

"What do you dream of doing right now? With your issue with the Chinese Gaki I mean"

"Go to him" she said with a small smile. "And hopefully marry him and live with him happily for the rest of my life" she added sincerely.

Touya stared at her for a moment before smiling at her and reaching out a hand to her head, ruffling her hair. He laughed at her as she pouted before turning to the other female in the car.

"Tomoyo"

"Yeah?"

"You will take care of her always, will you?" he asked with a raised brow.

Tomoyo raised a brow of her own and looked at him suspiciously.

"Of course, what do you think of me?"

Touya smirked before turning on the car engine and backing out of the house gates and to the road.

"By the way Onii-chan, where are we going?"

"The airport"

"But our flight isn't until tomorrow" Tomoyo pointed out.

Touya didn't answer her instead took out his cell phone. He pressed a few buttons before tossing it to her at the back.

"Wha-?"

"Tell him our situation and that we need his help"

"Who am I t-"

"Hai?" a male voice answered at the other line.

"Touya, who is this?" Tomoyo hissed.

"Tomoyo?" the voice asked.

"W-Who is this?" she asked. She found the voice familiar but couldn't quite place it.

The other voice laughed a bit before answering her.

"It's me, Tsukishiro" he answered in his usual cheerful tone. "What do I owe you at this time of night?"

'Yukito?' Sakura thought, realization starting to hit her. She glanced at Tomoyo as she started explaining their situation before turning to Touya who was already watching her through the rearview mirror.

"Thank you Onii-chan" she said whispered appreciatively.

Touya merely smiled back before focusing back on his driving.

'I almost forgot that Yukito is a pilot' Sakura told herself.

Author's Note:

Okay…kinda short I know but I still hope you liked it…did you? And just so you know, this story will most likely end before Meant to be Wild. I didn't purposely plan to make this short but as I wrote each chapter, it seems that everything's going faster than my other story.

Ja ne!

Raeny