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SaborCafe Said that this fic got to her\him "The Da Vinci's Code" vibe. Yeah, I was inspired a bit by Robert Langdon for Syaoran since I love Dan Brown's books, especially "Angels and Demons". Okay, I'll leave it to the chapter, and I'll hope you'll all continue to read this fic because… Mhmmm, there may be some surprises eh eh xD
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Chapter 3;
Destroying her Masquerade
Hospital of Luoyang, China. 4th June 2016. 11:03 AM
Sakura took Mei-Ling and Syaoran to the First Aid of the Luoyang's Hospital. The Professor had some really bad bruises and first-degree burns but he was immediately resigned, since Sakura took care of his bruises for a bit. The doctors said to her that she did a good job with him.
On the other hand, the bullet that hit Mei-Ling on her waist was still inside her body and they had to remove it immediately before she could have a permanent disability, so they took her to the surgery room.
Sakura and Syaoran waited on the waiting room, patiently waiting on some news about her, if the doctors could remove the bullet or less. Syaoran looked at Sakura with the slight of an eye, deep in his heart he was thankfull that she saved him and Mei-Ling, without her he could have died right in the excavations. She didn't had her Sniper rifle and her 9mm guns on her side, she leave them on her car, since it was forbidden to carry weapons inside the hospital.
Sakura looked at her hand fingers and didn't even noticed that he was looking at her, she stared at her dirty and bruised hands and she looked like she was thinking, and she was swimming in her thoughts. Syaoran didn't wanted to disturb her during her swim on her head, he had to thank her.
She risked her life for saving me… I wonder why. Syaoran put an hand on his hair, in a gesture of frustration, he shook his hand on them and then he placed it back on his thigh « Miss Kinomoto » he called her in a low voice, Sakura looked at him, with an eyebrow raised, her jaded eyes looked at him with frustration, prepared for any question he has in mind for her.
« I want to say thank you, You saved our lives and… Well.. » he stopped, feeling a rush of embarrassment down on his stomach and throat. « You don't need to thank me. » Sakura nodded only, Syaoran passed his hand again on his hair, this time he was confused…
« I was tracking Nakajima before she could reach Luoyang's Museum, It seems that I was too late and… I thought had more time. » Syaoran raised an eyebrow at her words, he sighed only and played with his fingers, trying to get away his frustration and confusion down on his stomach.
« Then… Why she attacked us at the excavations? » he asked, Sakura looked at him again, this time there was anger and determination in her eyes « Because Daidouji and Hiiragizawa wanted dead the people who found the Jade Heart, this artifact is too dangerous to be left on the hands of men… » and then she looked again at the wall, blinking her eyes twice and put her hands on her stomach, in a frustrated gesture.
Syaoran though on her words; If the Jade Heart has really the secret of immortality and of the eternal youth, then Kinomoto is right. The artifact is too dangerous to be left on the hands of men and, he had to admit even if it was his discovery, even on his own hands.
Syaoran closed his eyes and sighed and looked at her again, while she was staring at the wall in silence. Sakura had determination on her gaze, it didn't went away even if you insult her with very bad words. His eyes catches also her body, it was well fit and she was pretty muscled, but not in an exaggerated way luckily.
Sakura was also very beautiful, she had sexy curves on her body and a very well-made breast. Syaoran had tried to not look at it while they were all alone in the waiting room, her waist was like an hourglass, her skin was like she was a porcelain doll, a doll that one of his sisters had as a collection when she was a teenager.
Her legs were long and thanks to the camo pants that she was wearing they were well defined, even if they weren't shorts. Her long auburn hair tied in a neat ponytail, he saw her even with her hair loose.
Syaoran had to admit it but Sakura Kinomoto was one of the most beautiful women that he had met in all of his life. Suddenly he has an urge, the urge to take her to an angle and undress her. Even for a brief moment.
Even for the briefest moment, he wanted to enter in her, making her feel good like he did with the other women in his life.
Mei-Ling once said to him that he had some vices, like drinking a lot of whiskey and alcohol. But he had also the vice to take a woman into her bed and leave her the next morning. It's not a secret that the first day he was in Luoyang he hired a prostitute for a one-night stand.
Syaoran shocked his head quickly, pushing away these thoughts about Sakura, he didn't wanted to take her into his bed. Deep inside he hates her, he hates her because she tried to take the Jade Heart, she wanted it at any cost. And why she was hunted by some criminals if she's, maybe, a criminal too?
Syaoran didn't have an answer to this, and he hoped that he'll get one soon.
A doctor came out from the door of the waiting room, she was tall and had her hair tied in a tight bun, large hazel eyes catch Sakura and Syaoran that were sit on the left side of the waiting room. She approached them and the two stood up and looked at her.
« You're here for Doctor Mei-Ling Li aren't you? » the two nodded at the same time, the doctor smiled at them « The surgery was a success, we were able to remove the bullet from her waist, but she needs to rest, for at least two weeks. I don't want her stressed during those weeks.
« I'll suggest that she should come back to her home and rest, don't make her stress and if she wants to work let her do some soft activities but for now I think Doctor Li couldn't come back to the excavations. I'm sorry Professor » the doctor explained in a long breath and then she looked at Syaoran. He only nodded at the doctor, she was right. Mei-Ling needs rest to fully recover, but the thing is that she's a hot headed woman. He hoped that Mei-Xing, her twin sister, could make her stand her feet on the ground « No problem, If it's possible, call the Beijing's hospital and warn Doctor Mei-Xing Li, she's the only one that could keep Mei-Ling's foot on the ground »
« It'll be done Professor » and then she looked at Sakura, shocking her head « You should stop to involve other people in your tasks Sakura » the doctor teased Kinomoto with a smile « But instead they have as a reward a great adventure » she said with a wink.
Syaoran looked at the two women with a confused face What?! These two knew eachother?!
Sakura laughed at the doctor and gave her a light punch on her shoulder and exchanged the wink to her. « Exactly, Thank you for your help Qiao, You're always a great supporter of mine »
Qiao only smiled at her and then she approached Syaoran, by putting an hand on his shoulder and approached her lips to his ear « She's not a cold hearted bitch, just saying » she whispered. Syaoran's eyebrows went skyward, confused.
Qiao strayed away from Syaoran and looked at him, like she was reading his mind. Sakura put her hands on her, amused.
A male doctor came on the door, probably looking for Qiao « Doctor Wang, you're required in Intensive care », Qiao looked at the doctor and waved at him, saying him that she's going to do.
« Oh! Before I go, Mei-Ling is in Intensive Care. She's awake at the moment if you want to visit her. ».
« The excavations on the other side of the city was entirely burned to the ground, only the bones on witch worked hardly Doctor Mei-Ling Li seems to be safe » The loud volume on the television and the anchorwoman's voice on it, as she was announcing the destruction of the excavations, made Syaoran's stomach a bit upside down.
He looked at Sakura and at Mei-Ling, his cousin was on the bed with her arms crossed against her chest. Sakura remained up, with her arms crossed as well. « There were apparently five deaths. We only know two names of the victims: Naoko Yanagisawa, a student of anthropology and Yukiko Suzaku, an assistant of Professor Syaoran Li. » At Naoko's name, Mei-Ling felt a bit guilty about her death, there was sadness and shame on her face and she felt that those five victims were all by her fault, just because of what she found on the body of the Empress.
« There were several injured ones, maybe between them there are Professor Syaoran Li and Doctor Mei-Ling Li, but we do not have any information further. This is Elizabeth Mendez for CCN » Sakura took the remote and shut the television right after that news and released an anxious breath out of her mouth.
« I still can't believe that they did an ambush to us even if they already stole the artifact. All of this just for a trinket that has... » Mei-Ling said in a raged voice, her fingers moved nervously on her arm. Sakura looked at her, chewing her lower lip « It's not a simple trinket Doctor, that artifact is dangerous and- »
« Enough Miss Kinomoto » Syaoran interrupted her, but his voice was not unkind, at least she saved his and Mei-Ling's lives and he own her that. She was brave to save them and now, he wants to know all the truth. About her, about the Jade Heart…
Sakura gulped at Syaoran's interruption and looked at him with severe eyes, Mei-Ling did the same but only towards her. « I know that you aren't a simple collector, a collector wouldn't have guns and know all these things and- »
« You're right » this time Sakura interrupted him, surprising both Syaoran and Mei-Ling, they both looked at her with surprise, not expecting that her reaction would be that fast « Officially I'm a collector and a writer, I write about my travels and of my discoveries. »
Syaoran nodded at her, encouraging Kinomoto to continue.
Sakura looked at the ground and released a sigh, not sure if she could trust them or not. She decided to give to them the benefit of the doubt and say the truth to them. About who she really was.
« Unofficially, and what I really am… » she stopped for a second, trying to catch her breath « I am a tomb raider Professor. »
Syaoran and Mei-Ling looked at her with shock on their faces.
A tomb raider?! No she must kidding me… There was distrust in Syaoran's eyes. Mei-Ling gulped and shocked her head, trying to do not believe on her words.
« You must be kidding me. » Mei-Ling released a nervous laugh, not believing on her words, but the serious gaze on Sakura's face made their doubts (and even feeling of distrust) stop. She was telling the truth and she wasn't kidding
« So… you raid tombs » Sakura nodded only « Yes, I raid tombs, very ancient tombs to be precise. Before coming here in Luoyang, I was on the mount Liang, where Empress Wu should rest along with her husband. But then I noticed that her body wasn't there and I asked my sister in law where they bring her body. »
« And so I heard about the excavations in Luoyang, that's how I found out about you » Sakura looked both at Syaoran and Mei-Ling, especially at him. For a moment, Sakura felt lost on his brown eyes, she felt the butterflies on her stomach and warm on her blood for a moment.
« The night before the celebration at the Museum I've looked for the Jade Heart at the excavation but I was too late. I wanted to be sure that It was still here, or in the most extreme case to destroy it. That's why I asked you to sell it to me. »
Syaoran looked away from her gaze and didn't dared to look at her again. There were some minutes of silence between the three of them. Sakura had told the truth, the truth of why she wanted the Jade Heart so badly. The truth of what she really was.
Syaoran's sensations were right then, but luckily she wasn't a thief that wanted money from an artifact of immense value, but a tomb raider.
A less worse thing… Maybe.
« What is your next move Miss Kinomoto? » asked Mei-Ling, interrupting the silence, Sakura lifted her shoulders, confused. « I don't know yet, I guess I'll start chasing them. I placed a locator on Nakajima's car before I could sav-»
« So you knew about the Ambush?! » Syaoran raised his voice in anger, standing up from his chair, Sakura gave to him an hard gaze, in her eyes there was rage. « How can I know that you're not by Nakajima's side if you knew about it?! »
Sakura raised an hand to make him calm down, sighing and closing her eyes, Sakura stiffed her body in a sense of stress and anger. But still she should give to him the benefit of the doubt, because inside her she knew that she could trust both the Professor Li and Doctor Li.
Instead of answering him badly, she maintained the calm and gave to him a fake smirk « Prevention is better than cure Professor. »
Syaoran stayed quiet, he had to admit it, that woman was full of surprises; Sharp, intelligent and exquisitely beautiful. She was like the real life incarnation of that heroine of a 90's videogame.
Sakura Kinomoto was a real tomb raider.
Doctor Qiao Wang came into Mei-Ling's room and looked both at Syaoran and Sakura, giving to them a sad smile « I'm sorry but you have to leave, the hour of the visits it's over and Doctor Li needs to rest a bit. » Syaoran and Sakura nodded in agreement « Did you warn the Beijing's hospital Doctor Wang? » asked Syaoran while taking his jacket from the chair.
Qiao nodded « Yes, Doctor Mei-Xing will come here in Luoyang by tomorrow or the day after tomorrow and she'll take care of her. And oh » Qiao looked at Mei-Ling, always with a smile on her face. « During your convalescence, I suggest to you to don't smoke and you'll recover faster. Trust me » Qiao gave a wink to Mei-Ling and exited the room.
Mei-Ling made a grimace, batting her eyelashes « Damn it, cigarettes relax me… » Syaoran laughed at her, and gave a pat on her shoulder, smiling « Be a good girl. I'll let you know how it will go okay? »
Mei-Ling nodded, smiling. At least happy of the words that Syaoran said to her. Part of her wanted to be in the adventure with Kinomoto, felling the rush of adrenaline on her bones, unlike her job. Studying the bones and no action. But also another part of her grateful for her job, she loved it and it was since she was nineteen that she got interested on the bones and to anthropology. It was a safe job, with no risks on it.
Mei-Ling waved at them goodbye, as both exited the hospital room.
Once out of the hospital, Syaoran and Sakura stayed in front of the building, without talking or making moves. Syaoran had the urge to talk to her but he couldn't find the words. He had questions without an answer… what she did know about the Jade Heart? and who are these Hiiragizawa and Daisouji? And why they want that artifact so badly? Damn it…
Years of study and he wasn't prepared for this. He had a very bad feeling down on his stomach.
« What do you know about the artifact? » he asked suddenly out of the blue, waking up Sakura from her thought. She looked at him with questions in her eyes. She raised an eyebrow, as she was asking him to proceed with his question.
Syaoran got the message and continued to talk « I mean, what do you know about it? What capacities it has? And who are Hiiragizawa and Daidou- » Sakura suddenly put an hand on his mouth, and she was really close to him, their noses were touching and their eyes were reflecting on each other. Syaoran felt his cheeks burning in embarrassment, he was not a shy man when it came to women. But with Sakura being so close to him, he felt embarrassed… and the blood on his veins burnt with an unstoppable desire to take her into his bed.
« Be quiet Professor, they have ears and eyes everywhere » and she removed her hand from his mouth, and luckily she moved away from him. Her whisper entered on his ear like a melody of Beethoven. Sakura crossed her legs and her arms, looking at him severely « If you want to talk about it you have to come to my home. It is invisible to satellites and the artifacts that I have discovered on my journeys are very safe. So that any ruffians won't come and steal it. »
Syaoran nodded only, being once again surprised by this woman She indeed is a strategic one. « It's OK miss Kinomoto, where do you live? »
Sakura seemed satisfied by his answer and gave him a smile of reassurance « I live in Beijing, you can find my address in the business card that I gave to you. » Syaoran took his wallet and began to search the business card that Sakura gave to him that night.
He found it, with her name, phone number and home address on it. She lived in Beijing.
Sakura blinked her eyelashes twice, as if she was flirting with him, but she wasn't; « See you in two days at my home, Professor Li Syaoran. » and she turned her back to him, walking to her car.
Syaoran shock his head, but there was a smile on his face, an amused smile « I'll see you in there Miss Kinomoto Sakura. ».
Venice, Italy. 4th June 2016. 11:23 PM
In a dark and large hotel room there was a large bed, with two people in there. They were embracing each other and they were covered by the sheets of the bed. They were both naked.
The woman had her ear on his chest while her fingers traced his chest, his hand was on her shoulder and he was caressing her long black hair, along with her white skin. She looked at him with a smirk on her face, violet eyes had a maliciousness but she had also sweetness on it « We're almost here to our objective Eriol, I can feel it » she said with a satisfied voice.
Eriol only smiled and moved his hand to her chin and made her face closer to him and placed a soft kiss on her lips. « Yeah, Shinobu did a good job in Luoyang, even though I have a feeling that Kinomoto bitch came to that excavation and ruined our plan Tomoyo. » the woman nodded only, she continued to caress his naked chest, satisfied by his body and how he made love with her.
Eriol Hiiragizawa and Tomoyo Daidouji-Hiiragizawa are a married couple, he's a politician, she's a specialist in genetics and also in infectious diseases. Eriol aspires to rule the world forever, under his command and he would do it by becoming the next president of the United States, one of the most powerful countries in all the world.
Tomoyo aspires to gain the immortality, to play with the genetics of the people. Even though her experiments in the past years were a failure. Many of her prisoners died by her hand and she had the FBI and even the Interpol on her guts, especially an agent of Dublin's Interpol that is also the sister in law of that damn tomb raider; Katrina Kinomoto.
Eriol and Tomoyo had a similar objective: gain the Jade Heart. For him to become an Immortal leader, for her to gain the Immortality and play with the genetics of people along with the Jade Heart could give to her.
Venice was one of their safest place, their organization had headquarters in some places in Europe and Asia, less on the United States. Their most strong headquarters was in Russia, in St. Petersburg.
Tomoyo put herself in a sit position, covering her breasts with her hair, the shadow of the moon reflected on her white skin « That Kinomoto is trouble, I wish that we could kill her right away. » Eriol nodded only as he put himself on the same position as his wife and he put his hand, again, on her shoulder. « Tomoyo… » he whispered on her ear, making her back shiver. Tomoyo closed her eyes by that sensation.
« If Shinobu will not kill her, I'll promise you that she will die, by our own hands. She shouldn't interfere with my campaign… »
Tomoyo made a smirk to him, as she moved her head to him, by looking into his blue eyes « Or my research… That tomb raider has to die. » Eriol took her chin once again and kissed her lips once again, this time it wasn't soft… But passionate. He took her wrists and made her fall under him. Tomoyo could feel his manhood getting harder and harder. Eriol broke the kiss and looked at her, she had still her eyes closed, but a malicious smile there was on her lips.
« I want a son from you » she said in a broken whisper, Eriol looked at her, there was sadness on his face « You know I can't give you any children… I am sterile… » Tomoyo made him silent, by putting a finger on his lips, then she moved her hand on his dark hair. Then she opened her eyes and there was maliciousness in there, and still on her smile « I swear to you, besides taking the Immortality secret from the Jade Heart. I swear that I'll make you fertile and you will give me an hundred children if you want » Eriol only smiled at her words and placed his forehead on her own, noses touching. She could feel his warm breath on her lips « You're crazy, just like me… That's why I love you » Tomoyo couldn't help but her eyes got a bit wet by his words, she arched her neck back, so that she could feel his breath on her skin.
« For now… » he put an hand on her stomach, and lowered it into her womanhood, by playing with it for a bit. Tomoyo bite her lower lip for the pleasure he was giving to her on her body. She loved making sex with him and she had to admit, Eriol was pretty good in bed. He had always wild fantasies for her. « Spread your legs… » and she did that. She spread her legs and Eriol kissed her neck gently, and he came down and down until her womanhood, where he kissed it fiercely and with passion, Tomoyo could almost feel his tongue on it.
When he finished, he came back again on her face and looked at her, she had again her eyes closed, but she was satisfied. « Kinomoto will die » he whispered to her, Tomoyo put her hands on his shoulders and crossed her legs with his own. So that she could feel him more on her body.
« All of them if it's possible, all the Kinomoto's will die if it's necessary. ».