Vixen:: Hey guys I'm back with another installment of Hidden Treasures. Now before we get started, I have some bad news. I'll be working a lot this month and the next. So if I don't update soon, I'll update as soon as I can. Don't worry. I will try my best to keep this story updated regularly. Also, I'll work to update my other one as well.
Kero:: Now that that's over with...On With The Show!
Vixen:: Exactly! And here is
Chapter 6 of...
Hidden Treasures!
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Sakura Kinomoto- 17 Syaoran Li- 20
Fujitaka Kinomoto- 47 Yelan Li- 45
Touya Kinomoto- 24 Eriol Hiiragizawa- 21
Sonomi Daidouji- 43 Meiling Li- 18
Tomoyo Daidouji- 18 Nakuru Akizuki/ Ruby Moon- 25
Naoko Yanagisawa- 19 Rika Sasaki- 18
Chiharu Miharu- 18 Yukito Tsukishiro- 25
(Do not worry. As the story progresses and new characters are added, I'll add their ages up here as well. So be on the watch.)
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(Previously)
Tomoyo sighed. "I guess we need to think this through before doing anything." she whispered.
Kero shook his head. "Or we could always do the alternative."
Sakura and Tomoyo looked at him weirdly. "And what is the alternative?" Tomoyo asked.
Suddenly Kero got this evil glint in his eyes. "We wing it."
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(Hong Kong)
Syaoran had just awoken from his usual 2 hours of sleep when his bedroom door suddenly burst open.
In the doorway stood Eriol carrying a man who looked to be in his late forties. Carrying the man inside, Eriol practically dropped the man in the nearest chair before turning to look at Syaoran.
"We did it. We did as you wanted." He gasped as gulped down air.
Syaoran looked at messily tied up man. "Who is he?" he asked.
Eriol's eye twitched. "That's the guy you wanted us to go all the way to Japan to kidnap. He's the Keeper of the Book!"
Syaoran sighed in frustration and sat up against his head board. "You moron." he mumbled. "That isn't the Keeper."
Eriol froze. "I-It's not?" Syaoran was gonna murder him. He just knew.
"Told you so." a light voice came from the doorway. Turning, Syaoran gave Nakuru a look before returning his gaze to Eriol.
"Hiiragizawa, I told you to listen to Nakuru. Why did you go against her word and bring me a worthless man?" he asked in his calmest voice.
Eriol flinched. Everyone knew that when Syaoran was that calm, you should duck. Because someone would lose a head.
He decided to save his own skin. "Well I did listen to her, Syaoran. She pointed out the house that the Book's power resided in and we went to investigate. The only one who lived there was this man. So he must be the Keeper." he explained.
*Bonk*
"What was that for?" Eriol demanded an answer as he nursed his swollen head.
"Idiot! Don't you remember. He had kids!" Nakuru yelled as she continuously pummeled Eriol.
Syaoran just sighed and, after untangling himself from his covers, walked over to their captive.
"He looks like her." he pondered out loud, making the idiot and his abusive friend stand frozen.
"Like who, Syaoran?" Eriol asked as he moved to bandage his bruised face.
Syaoran shook his head before turning to his friends. "No one." he answered before changing the subject. "You two need to return to Japan and bring back the real Keeper."
Nakuru whined. "I'm going to have such a stiff back from sitting in those crapy airplane seats so much." she complained as she dragged herself out of the room.
When she was gone, Eriol turned to his cousin and good friend. "I know you're lying to us. You know something and your not telling us a thing."
Syaoran moved to sit on his bed. "You'll find out soon enough, Hiiragizawa. Now go retrieve the real Keeper," he commanded. Just as Eriol was about to leave, Syaoran continued. "And this time, listen to Nakuru."
Eriol snorted in protest and was then gone.
Syaoran made himself comfortable on the bed as he stared at the captive. "If we have you, then she'll come." he whispered to himself.
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(Hong Kong Airport)
"I can't believe that brat!" Nakuru growled as she tried her best to get comfortable on one of the small plastic chairs in the Airport boarding area.
Eriol sighed for what seemed like the 20th time since arriving. "He just wants to make sure the Book and it's Keeper are in his possession. After all the talk between him and the elders, they seem to think that this Keeper will be the one to make the biggest impact on the world. I heard that a lot of 'incidents' have been occurring all over the globe. The sooner that Syaoran has the Book, the sooner he will be at ease." He explained.
Nakuru shook her head. "You know he's keeping something from us, right? Something important."
Eriol nodded. "I did sense his unease about this. He seems to be worried."
"He's not worried about us." Nakuru added.
Eriol sighed, again. "No. I think it's the Book." At Nakuru's silence, he returned to his reading material.
However, things were anything but quiet in Nakuru's thoughts. 'He's not worried about the Book either. I could sense there was worry of a great loss. However, It only came when he had dazed off.'
"He looks like her."
'What could he have been thinking about?' she wondered.
"Flight 204 to Japan is now boarding." A loud voice repeated several times over the intercom.
Eriol stood and collected his things before turning to Nakuru. "Well, it's time to go." he said as he turned to board the plane.
Nakuru rolled her eyes as she too stood and gathered her bag. "Yay. Airplane Seats." she mumbled enthusiastically as she too boarded the plane.
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(Li Residence)
It had been almost an hour since Eriol and Nakuru had left and Syaoran was freaking out. Ever since Eriol had walked out his door, he had had this inner feeling of utter doom. Would they find her? Is 'He' searching for her too? If so, How did 'he' even know of her? Syaoran had used his full powers to keep 'him' away. Far Away. And yet Syaoran knew. He just knew that 'he' had found her.
A small groan brought him back to reality. After Eriol had left, Syaoran had had a maid make up a room for their captive. Mr. Kinomoto had been calmly sleeping in the Guest bed for an hour now and by the sounds of it, he had awaken. Slowly walking over to stand by the bed, Syaoran watched as the older man opened his eyes.
"Where-Where am I?" the man croaked. His throat was dry and his head hurt but what mattered at that moment was where he was.
Syaoran grabbed a chair and pulled it over to the bed before sitting in it. "You are at my home in Hong Kong." he answered.
Fujitaka gasped. "Hong Kong?" This was not good. What would happen when his daughter returned home to find him missing. "I must go home." he said to himself as he struggled to get out of bed.
Syaoran suddenly stood, interrupting Fujitaka in his escape.
"I am sorry but I'm afraid you can not leave." he bellowed. He had went from worried to Li Heir in less than 5 seconds.
Fujitaka shook his head. "You do not understand. If I do not make it home before my daughter, I'm afraid no one will be safe." he retorted.
Syaoran stood there confused. "How so?" he asked.
Kinomoto-san relaxed into a sitting position before explaining. "As a archaeologist, my job keeps me away from home quite a bit. I remember quite well what happened the last time I came home. I had returned from one of my digs in America and was welcomed by my daughter at the airport. She was 13 at the time. She had been staying with her friend until I could return." Fujitaka softly chuckled. "I had been home for only two days before my boss called. He said that things were a complete mess in America. I had understood and ended my vacation early and was on a plane back that very night. My little Cherry Blossom was at a school play when I left. I left a little money and a small note explaining where I had gone."
Syaoran nodded. "I still don't understand."
Fujitaka gave him a look. "May I continue?" he asked.
Syaoran nodded. "As you were saying."
Kinomoto-san shook his head. "Anyways, I was quite surprised to arrive in America and see my 13 year old daughter at the camp sight waiting for me. When I asked how she had got here, she simply pointed to the private jet a few yards behind her. "Get on that plane right this instant mister." she had demanded. She had pushed me and pushed me until I gave up and got on. When my boss came to see what all the fuss was about, Sakura had rushed right up to him."
Syaoran gasped. 'Sakura?'
Fujitaka ignored him. "She pointed at him and threatened him. I could tell that she wanted to hurt the guy for even suggesting that I return to work early. She had told him, "My father was given a month of vacation. During that month, I get to reunite with my father and enjoy his company. How dare you tell him to come back early. I should rip off your head and play baseball with it!" she had screamed. "But I won't. Because my father loves his job. But, if this kind of thing EVER happens again, my father and every other man here will have to find a new job. You know why? Because their old boss will 'mysteriously' disappear. You got me?"" he laughed while he looked at Syaoran. "So you see, my daughter will come for me and no one will be able to escape her wrath."
Syaoran nodded. "A force to be reckoned with." he muttered.
Fujitaka laughed. "Exactly." He turned to look out the window of his room. "I suspect she's planning what to do right now." he muttered.
Syaoran looked at the man. 'So this is Sakura's father. I knew it.' He turned to see what Kinomoto-san was staring at. Outside the guest bedroom, a lone cherry blossom tree stood in full bloom.
Syaoran smirked.
'Soon my Cherry Blossom. Very Soon.'
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Vixen:: YAY! I've got this chapter up!
Eriol:: Well done Vixen-sama.
Vixen:: Thanks Eriol! So tell us...what is up next in Hidden Treasures?
Eriol:: (sighs) I'm afraid there will be a fight in the next Chapter.
Vixen:: GASPS!
Eriol:: (sweat drops) You already knew, didn't you?
Vixen:: Duh! I wrote it!
Eriol:: Then why even ask me?
Vixen:: Because...oh I Don't Know!
Eriol:: (mumbles) Baka...
Vixen:: I heard that! Anyway...yeah. In the next Chapter, there shall be a battle. But who will win? What will happen to Sakura? To Fujitaka-san? You'll just have to wait until next time.
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