Chapter Fifteen

Carnival trouble! Part one

"Seilin, let's play roller-coaster!!" Yulin shouted as she pulled her sister along.

"Yulin, you know the rules," Leo stated as he looked over to them.

"And beside, how many times do you want to play that? We had played it for like five times?" Xiao Long sighed, scratching his head.

"And you have been screaming the whole time, Xiao Long. You are just scared of roller-coaster ride aren't you?" Kimiko smirked as she asked.

"I'm not!" Xiao Long protested.

"Enough," Leo silenced them causing them to look at him in a weird look, "I'm telling you people the last time. Celebrating Xiao Long's and Xiao Feng's birthday is part of this plan. Not all. Our main plan was to get our necessary things together."

"In a carnival?" Lilica asked as she looked at her brother.

"All we need is basic things," Leo smiled at his sister, while hinting to her that he had something to tell her alone.

"Basic things?" Ai asked.

"Food!!!" Alfred shouted in joyous while the rest sweatdropped, "What?"

"Yes, food," Xiao Feng coughed, "But say, Alfred, can you be a little less... ahm... over-reacting?"

"Opps... Sorry," Alfred apologized.

"How?" Al asked in a strict voice.

"Shooting games," Philip told him as he pointed over to the shooting range game stall.

"Sound like fun," Eric said as he took a step forward.

"I will leave the games to you Eric, Xiao Long, Philip. Girls, I need you to cheer for them," Leo replied.

"Why?" Seilin asked.

"To prevent the raise of suspicion?" Yulin asked.

"No," Leo replied, "But just does as I say. Trust me."

"Ahmm... Okay..." both Seilin and Yulin replied in unison.

"Come on. Let's go," Xiao Long told them and looked over to Leo who nodded his head and turned to leave with his sister, Lilica. All of a sudden, he felt something that feared him as if something bad was going to happen.

'Why do I have a bad feeling about this?' Xiao Long thought. 'Maybe I'm worrying too much.' He walked towards the rest of the group. Little did he know his instinct was right.

Meanwhile, Leo and Lilica were walking down towards the haunted mansion. They watched their surrounding as they stopped in front of the mansion.

"Is this the place, brother?" Lilica asked.

"Yes," Leo replied in short, "But don't you feel a little weird?"

"You mean a little too quiet," Lilica replied as she moved closer to her brother.

"For exact, no one is around. Including the game manager," Leo told her.

"Is it safe to go in?" Lilica asked, keeping herself in alert.

"Lilica, call Xiao Long. Tell him to come here along with the rest of them," Leo told her as he stepped away from her.

"Okay," Lilica replied as she took her mobile phone out of her pocket. Leo reached out to his sting-gun from the back.

"And one more thing, Lilica, I want you to stay here and wait for them," Leo told her as he ran into the mansion, "Do not follow me. If I don't return in 5 minutes, get Dad and the others."

"Brother!!" Lilica shouted as she watched her brother ran off. Looking back at her phone, she knew what she was going to do.

Meanwhile, Xiao Long and the gang were having fun at the shooting stall. Oh... Well... They were having fun while the stall holder was crying at one side for his empty pocket. They had won piles and piles of toys, foods and many other things. Just then, Xiao Long felt his pocket vibrating. He reached for it in his pocket.

"The phone that Leo gave to me earlier," Xiao Long whispered as he stared at the mobile phone.

1 message received

"I wondered..." Xiao Long pressed the key and stared at the message. He almost let out a shock when he saw the message. "Let's go, people. We have things to do!"

Everyone blinked at him, uncertain about what was going on.

"I think Leo and Lilica are in trouble," Xiao Long explained.

"What?!" All shouted at once.

"You heard me," Xiao Long reassured them, "Let's go. Let's not waste time."

Looking at one another, they nodded their heads, gathered their prize and ran off. Meiling and Tomoyo were sitting at the bench when they saw the kids running towards them at top speed. Putting their piles of prizes and telling them they were going to the haunted mansion, Tomoyo and Meiling watched them ran off in hurry, leaving both adults in confusion.

Xiao Long continued to stare at the message, while leading the rest towards the haunted mansion.

'Damn, Leo, Lilica. I really hope you two don't get yourself killed.' Xiao Long thought.

The message on the phone said:

Xiao Long. This is Lilica. Listen, I think something is wrong. Get the rest here to the haunted mansion. If we didn't come out of the mansion in 3 minutes after you arrived. Get yourself out of there. Don't have to worry about us. We will be fine.

Leo walked carefully in the mansion. He stopped in front of a classical wooden door. He had reached his destination. Suddenly the wooden door opened itself, causing Leo to step back. He watched as the door slowly opened, a man was standing behind the table with his back facing him. Leo stood in an aggressive position. The man turned around, revealing himself under faint light. He was about 40 odd with winkled facade. His narrow eyes sent fear down Leo's throat. This was the man he was going to meet. Ian Yoshimura.

"Well, well, I didn't expect you to really come here," Ian smirked as he looked at the little boy in front of him.

"I'm here for business and you know it, Ian," Leo replied in a harsh manner.

"There, there," Ian laughed as he snapped his fingers, "Your manner, young boy. I don't reject many customers. But I want to be respected. So let me teach you some." Men had surrounded Leo and with one look, Leo knew they were his bodyguards.

"Talking about manners, Mr. Ian," Leo smiled evilly and playfully at Ian, "I will help you in teaching your personal bodyguards a finger or two on that as well since you never teach them."

"Your sister, I believe the girl who was with you just now, is receiving her punishment as well," Ian told Leo as he sat down in his chair.

"What?!" Leo shouted as he dodged the attacks from the bodyguards and attacked them with his sting-gun.

"I don't really like your mother, Leo," Ian smiled, "For she controlled most of the Mafia in her hands. I want to be more powerful. Once you fall, your mother will too."

"Shut that f-ing mouth of yours," Leo shouted as he threw one of the bodyguards towards another two. One of them caught him from behind and held him in mid-air. Struggling to get free, Ian laughed at Leo for his bravery which made him stop his actions.

"You are brave enough to trust me, Leo," Ian laughed, "But it's a sad case that you will have to die in such a shame. Don't worry; your sister will be joining you soon."

"Oh... Is that what you think?" Leo smirked as he narrowed his eyes at Ian.

"What do you mean?" Ian asked, his smile vanished from his face.

"What I'm saying is... Do you think that our abilities are just so?" Leo asked as he pushed a button on his sting-gun and hit it the man holding him. Current flew through the man, causing him to release his hold. Landing softly on the ground, Leo continued to electric-shocked the man. Ian looked at Leo in shock for he didn't expect a boy to hold such dangerous weapon. The rest of his bodyguards backed away from Leo as they watched their partner shocked to death.

"Now will you duel with me?" Leo asked as he turned to face Ian. Ian looked at the expressionless Leo and felt his fear grew. Never in his whole life was he being threatened by a child. This boy was the first.

"I still have your sister's life in my hand," Ian threatened as he bit his lips.

"Continue to dream on, Mr. Ian," Lilica shouted as she kicked the door opened and threw two men into the room. Leo continued to watch, as Ian's face turned ghostly white. Lilica walked beside her brother and gave the rest of the men her icy glares, making them back a step or two from them. They felt fear in these two kids. For they were sure: These two weren't ordinary kids!

"So willing to make a duel?" Leo asked once again in a very cold yet fearful voice.

"Fine..." Ian answered in an unwilling tone.

"Ian dear!" A lady's voice was heard from behind, making Lilica and Leo to turn to face her. Her long black hair and her black sunglasses arose Leo's suspicious.

"And who might you be?" Lilica asked.

"Veronica, what are you doing here?" Ian asked as he stood up. Leo looked from Veronica to Ian.

"Oh... I miss you dear," Veronica told him in a seductive tone as she walked over to him.

"Your lady?" Leo asked in a calm tone.

"Honey, who are they and what are they doing here?" Veronica asked, as she gave him a kiss by the cheeks.

"Customers," Ian replied, "And please dear, I will need to do my job for now. I will call you once I'm done with the duel."

"They are just kids," Veronica replied as she walked over to Leo and Lilica. Lilica stepped back as Veronica approached them. Leo ignored her as he continued to stare at Ian. He wasn't leaving until he was done with the duel.

"Now, listen, the two of you," Veronica spoke, "Go home and get your mother or father. Little children like you shouldn't be buying weapons from us."

"Shut the hell up, old woman," Leo snapped without looking at her. Lilica watched as Veronica's face turned red in rage. She bit her fingers knowing her brother had gotten himself the trouble.

"Who do you think you are calling old?" Veronica shouted.

"You of course," Leo replied, "Who else?"

"You are going to pay for what you say, little boy!" Veronica shouted as she grabbed her gun. Before she could attack him, Leo had hit Veronica's hand hard, forcing her to drop her gun. Before he could electrified her, Veronica had skipped away from him.

"You are good," Veronica hissed.

"Of course he is good," Another voice sounded from behind them. "They are my kids." Ian's face turned even whiter when he saw the source of voice. This only spelt trouble for him. All of them looked towards the source. Both Lilica and Leo gasped when they saw who it was. Standing before them was Kit, their mother!

Back with Xiao Long and the rest of the gang, they were running at their top speed. They had got lost a few times. Apparently someone had made sure they were not able to get to the haunted mansion.

"Xiao Long, what exactly is going on? Why did you say Leo and Lilica are in danger?" Eric asked.

"They were meeting up with some arm dealer guy. He especially warned me not to tell you people," Xiao Long explained, "I think that guy might try and kill them."

"WHAT?! And he didn't tell me? I'm supposed to be the planner, remember?" Eric shouted, "I'm so going to kill him."

"He didn't want all of us to get involved," Xiao Long replied but stopped sharp as he sensed something wrong. All of them stopped when they saw Xiao Long stopped.

"What is it, brother?" Xiao Feng asked.

"We've being followed," Xiao Long told them. The rest of the gang looked at one another before turning to their surrounding. Eric looked around as he picked a stone up from the ground. Just then he spotted a shadow hiding behind the tree and threw the stone towards it. The stone missed the shadow.

"Who are you? Come out from your hiding," Eric shouted.

"Well, we didn't expect children like you to be able to sense us," A voice said. They looked over to find a man in tuxedo standing there smiling at them. "Mr. Ian had passed down order to take out all people who are unauthorized."

"Ian? Ian Yoshimura?" Xiao Feng asked.

"That arm dealer?" Yulin asked, "He will kill anyone who stands in his way."

"Oh... You children know about him?" The man smiled, "So I will do my job." He snapped his fingers and more people appeared from behind the trees and surround them. Standing close to each other, Xiao Long and gang weren't sure if they could pull off. Yes, for the past one week, they were training with one another, teaching each other martial arts. But can they use them well? They were still in doubt.

"I don't wish you people to waste your bullets so fight them head on," the man commanded. The men smiled as they enclosed the kids.

"Are you ready?" Xiao Long asked.

"I am," Xiao Feng replied.

"For sure," Philip smiled.

"Two thumbs up," Kimiko replied while Ai smiled.

"We are ready for some action," Yulin and Seilin replied as they stretched themselves.

"It is better to die in a fight of honor," Alfred said.

"Than die in shame," Al continued.

"Let's team up. It would put us in advantage," Eric told them.

"Let's go. It's time for some real fun," Xiao Long replied. All of them got into their battle mode all at the same time and dashed towards their enemies...

To be continued...

Hi there people!! I'm back!!! Hohohohhohoo... Cough Anyway... It's past a month!! And I'm done with my exam. (Although I would say I have done it badly.)

Okay... I know this chapter is a little... ahm... Lousy I would say. 'Cause I'm like confused myself. (I shouldn't start so many stories at once. Now I'm in for trouble.) So, I'm still analyzing my story. Furthermore, I'm also rather busy with my own stuff. But don't worry. I would keep on writing. No worry. But you people have to be patient and... forgive me for my mistake. I really have difficult time in checking through. X.x

For those who didn't know, I started another story. (The trouble I have cause for myself.)

Title: Math Game

Rating: PG-13

Summary: Rule-makers vs. Rule-breakers. Both hated each other into their bones. What happen if a single teacher came and change their lives? ExT, SxS

Signing off with love,

Kit.

P.S.

For those who are confused, below is the pairing and the child's match.

Pairing - Children (age)

Sakura & Syaoran - Xiao Long, Xiao Feng (12)

Tomoyo & Eriol - Eric (12), Kimiko (10)

Meiling & Alex - Seilin, Yulin (10)

Kit & Rex - Leo & Lilica (12)

Pamela & Patrick - Philip(11)

Teng & Scott - Ai (11)

Evelyn & Edward - Alphonse. Al for short.(10) For those who know. It's from Full Metal Alchemist. I just love this name.

Chris & Dick - Alfred (10)