Le Biker

Chapter Eight

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Sakura paled at the thought of her brother coming here, and slid closer to Syaoran. "Syaoran… my brother…" she began.

He just smiled. "Don't worry, Sakura. Smile. You look prettiest with a smile, anyway."

She blushed pinkly. "Syaoran…" but she laid her head on his shoulder in contentment. A few moments later she said, "When he left, we made a promise. He said he'd be back to get me, to take me away from the hell house our home had become. I didn't quite understand, but I knew that if I wanted to stay with Onii-chan, I had to be good. So I told him that I'd be there when he came back. And now I'm not.

"But a promise is a promise, and I shouldn't want to break that one. But I do, and I don't think he'll understand when I say I'm happy here. Truly happy, for the first time in too many years."

She looked up at him, emotions shining through her eyes. "You make me happy, Syaoran. You and eccentric Moyo-chan, you make life here good and worth living, not just getting through until you're old enough to leave."

"I'm glad that I make you happy, Sakura. You make me happy, in so many ways. If your brother comes here and demands that you leave, you have a choice. But think of it this way: if you choose to leave, I'll be right behind you."

She looked at him, tears shining in her eyes. "You'd do that for me?" she asked.

"Without a doubt or second thought." He knew he'd said the right thing when she reached up to kiss him, a kiss that quickly developed into something more.

The man opened the door to the sleek black sports car, a slight frown on his face. The house was just as he remembered it, just as cold and unfeeling as when he left it the first time. He walked up to the front door, and rapped on the smooth wood. Something was off, he knew.

His suspicions were proven correct when Nadeshiko opened the door. "Touya!" she cried.

"Hello, Mother. Where's Sakura?"

"Oh Touya I don't know! She called us and Fujitaka answered and she said she had moved out! She didn't tell us where or why, and we've been so worried!" Nadeshiko's eyes and voice were filled with tears that threatened to overtake her.

"What do you mean?" Touya's voice was deadly soft. Nadeshiko flinched.

"I don't know what else to tell you, Touya. She hasn't been home for more than a month. You have to find her, Touya. Find her and bring her home."

Touya turned away without another word.

He watched the school, waiting for her to come out, so he could pick her up. He hated being in the town, and just wanted to leave. He had a week to do it, but he would prefer to use most of that settling her down in his house. Like he said he would.

After 20 minutes of waiting, the bell rang. Five more passed before she came out of the building, surrounded by her friends. Just like he remembered. He took a moment to compare his not-so-baby sister to the little sister of his memories, but by then it was too late. She waved good bye to Tomoyo and the others, and walked straight over to a boy next to a motorcycle. They kissed, and then she put on a helmet and got on it behind him. And then they were gone.

Touya growled, an angry sound, and his hands fisted around the steering wheel.

"Well, if it isn't my long-lost nephew!" a red haired beauty said with feigned shock.

"Hello, Aunt. It's good to see you too," Touya smiled.

"Well, come on in. Do you want some tea or something?"

"Tea would be wonderful, thanks."

"Nanri, please fetch a pot of tea and three glasses," Sonomi said to a maid.

"Yes, Daidouji-sama." The maid disappeared.

"Tomoyo will be down in a moment. I'm sure she'll love to see you. Honestly, Touya-kun, it's been so long since you visited us! Have you said hello to your parents and Sakura-chan yet?" Sonomi smiled brightly.

"Yes, although Sakura was gone, probably to a friend's house. Mother couldn't remember whose house," he lied. If his aunt didn't know that Sakura was gone, he wasn't going to enlighten her. Tomoyo would know, though, so all he had to do was wait for the moment when he and his younger cousin were alone.

The moment was soon in coming. Soon after Tomoyo came down and exchanged greetings with him and the tea was brought in, Sonomi's cell went off. "Oh, well, isn't this horrible timing?" she looked at the caller and sighed. "Sorry, but I must take this."

"Don't worry, Mother. We'll still be here when you're done. I'll have Hiro-kun fetch some rope if need be." Tomoyo smiled at her mother, who then answered the call and walked away.

Touya watched his cousin with a blank expression on his face.

"So, I take it you found out about Sakura-chan, then?" Tomoyo asked.

"Depends on what you mean."

"Very closed answer, Touya-kun. I need to know what you need to know before I can help you in any way. Think of me as your bridge between you two, and know that I am very protective of my Sakura-chan." The threat was veiled in a polite tone.

Touya's eyebrow went up, but he just nodded. "I should have expected as much. Sakura tells you everything, and you won't easily betray her trust. Commendable, and very honorable, little cousin. You've grown."

Tomoyo's smile was ice. "Well, when your best friend is abandoned, you learn to mature in order to protect them and to take the place of those that did the abandoning."

"I didn't abandon her."

"I never said you did.

"Anyway, what do you want to know?"

"Where is Sakura?"

"I can't tell you that. Honestly, I don't know."

Touya felt his anger rise, but fought it down. "Well then, how can I contact her?"

Tomoyo drew out her phone and drew up the number. "Call this number. Anything else you want to know?"

"Yes. Why did she leave?" Touya input the number into his contacts and saved it.

"Simple. She was unhappy. She became happy after she moved out."

"Didn't she know that I would come for her?"

"And how many years ago did you make that promise, cousin? She was ten at the time. She's seventeen now. You do the math. One thing, though. Don't be surprised if she doesn't want to leave anymore."

"What do you mean?" Touya let his surprise color his voice, but Tomoyo stayed silent.

The phone rang, disturbing the peace of the house. Syaoran answered it, his voice a tad bit sharp. "Hello?"

A man's voice came across the line. "Who're you?"

"Li Syaoran. Who are you, and where did you get this number?" Sakura looked at him, a questioning look on her face, but he shook his head.

"Where's my sister?"

"You answer my question first, and I'll answer yours."

"Fine. Kinomoto Touya. Now, where's Sakura."

"She's here."

"Let me talk to her. But before that, what is your relationship to her?"

"I'm her boyfriend."

So, that was the eighth chapter. That's over, and the confrontation between Touya and Syaoran has barely begun. Look forward to the next chapter, coming soon!

Meako