Hey. Last chapter I wrote quickly, and shortly, so hope you like this one, as I plan it to go a little longer. And no, no one is running away. I seriously like to twist people in my plots, give them bad outcomes, but in the end, they succeed….but this fic might be different….I'm thinking many bad things that could happen…..(twisted mind) hehehe….Hey, also, I am looking for Beta readers….you know, people I can trust to send my story to, so that they can help me if the story becomes to tacky, and it doesn't become boring…(bottom for more detail)…well, read and review!
Words from the Wolf:
-I am not bound to please thee with my answers (Shakespeare)
-Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it (Confucius)
-Nobody can live a dream. They live a reality of their truth (Tiffany Carr)
Disclaimer: CCS characters owned by CLAMP…I love them…even though they don't know I exist…
## - on the phone or mumbling
'' – thoughts
Last Chapter:
She looked like a normal gangster/ wanna be punk goth/ motorcyclist/ skate boarder…but definitely like someone not wanting to be seen or heard, someone hiding something.
'Well, I am…so now onto the next step…'
Sakura moved like a shadow, making sure no one could see her. She went to front door, grabbing her skateboard (the one she got yesterday), then raced to the back door.
She didn't even notice Tomoyo's board and the bags were missing…
Live the Life on the Rails
Sakura looked around to see the backyard/garden was practically empty of life, except for the plants and the few birds that would stay in the winter. She gasped at the gardens beauty. The frosted cherry blossom trees were so enthralling, the crisp air nipped at Sakura's face, who for the first time in so long felt the coldness, felt she was truly alone. Time was at a stand still in this frozen land, like nothing had happened. It brought Sakura herself to stop.
"Sakura-chan! Let's go!"
Sakura was surprised to hear the soft yet loud voice behind her, it made her heart skip a beat, and she backed into the tree, scared to death at the sudden fright. She heard chuckling from above her, and stepping away from the tree, she saw Tomoyo on one of the low sturdy branches. Tomoyo jumped down without faltering. She was wearing baggy blue pants with 3 chains, blue hoodie with a flame on it, and a visor with '# 1', her blue shades, new board, and c.d. player. Sakura held her hand to her chest to calm herself down. Then asked exasperated,
"What did you do that for!? Besides nearly giving me heart attack, didn't you and Yelan leave to pack your house?"
Tomoyo giggled as she answered,
"It's so kawaii when you do random things, so I couldn't pass it up! Also, we did leave, but Mom knew already about what we planned. She's pretty well informed of everything that goes on, don't you think?"
Sakura stared at Tomoyo ----.
"Ya…maybe she just knows things from experience. So, explain for me about what happened?"
"Ok…"
(flashback)
When you left, I waited for a minute then followed in to get our stuff, because I knew you wouldn't notice until later. When I got back, Yelan noticed that I was trying to hide my board from her. She didn't say anything when we drove to my house, where 2 of the same moving vans were, but after I stepped out and about to leave, she asked,
"So you and Sakura were planning on going out for a little?"
I was just totally shocked she asked, and I nervously shook my head. But she smiled at me, grabbed stuff out of her purse, handed it to me, and said,
"Don't worry. Just stick around your old house for about 30 minutes, keep the movers busy for awhile, and get dressed properly for your time out. Then you girls can enjoy your day. I'll be coming back to your houses at the estimated time that they will finish up, give them a nice dinner before they take your thing to my house where they will be arranged correctly. So I don't expect you to call me until about say…12 midnight. Spend as much as you want!"
(Man, what I would do for someone like that as a mother-in-law!)
And then, Yelan closed the limo door on a freaked out me, and as she drove off, I looked at the items she had given me.
'Visa check card, a new Nokia cell phone with Yelan on speed dial (the cell had a silver plate with Li sign on it), 60,000 yen in cash (in a wallet), and a note?'
I stuffed it in my coat pocket and headed in…
(end flashback)
"And now I'm here, so let's go!"
She started to drag Sakura by the sleeve, but Sakura grabbed her wrist softly,
"But, what's the note say?"
Tomoyo stopped and shrugged,
"Not a clue…"
Sakura sweat dropped --;; ,
"She gave it to you, and you didn't read it?"
Tomoyo was oblivious, smiling happily,
"Nope, I was waiting for you!"
With that, Tomoyo whipped out and surrendered the note. Sakura opened it and read carefully,
"Dear Sakura and Tomoyo,
I know how it is for you when in times of great pain and sorrow. Though I feel it is wrong for you two to suppress these emotions, I will allow it to happen for as long as you need time to recuperate. But please, be careful, and knowing you, you'll run to hell and back to get the media off you backs. Call around 12 mid, and I'll have a limo come pick you up. Have at least a good day.
Love,
Yelan….Mom…"
Sakura smiled,
"Guess she really is good. Now, should we call the guys to come pick us up about a block from here? Because we have no place to go on our boards, and on foot we'll go less successfully."
"Ya, but let's not call on…Mom's cell. That is for when we go back."
"Alright…"
Sakura took out her cell and dialed Toshiro first,
#This is Panther, who is this?#
"Hey Toshiro! It's me, Ying Fa."
#Saku- I mean, Empress Ying Fa! Are you and Madison alright? We called you both at least a hundred times last night, but neither of you answered at your houses or on your cells. We all were-#
"Tosh, we're alright. Yelan, our mom, picked us up after you brought us home. We were wondering something, are you with the guys right now?"
Toshiro raised his eyebrow at the other guys who were waiting for any word from the girls, they themselves had spent the night together, none of them sleeping, all of them worried.
#Yeah. What's up your sleeves?#
#Well, I don't know what's up my sleeves but-# -(Kioshi)
#Kioshi, SHUT UP! He's trying to talk to Ying Fa!# -(Teiji)
Sakura moved the cell phone away from her ear as the guys went into heated discussion, but when it was going over a minute, Sakura blew into the phone to get Toshiro's attention, which she got with a loud yelp and final shut ups.
"First off, where are you guys?"
#Kenji's.#
"Good, so your not to far. Can you put Kenji on?"
#Ok.#
Toshiro past the cell phone over to a bewildered Kenji.
#And what does the great and majestic Empress Ying Fa ask of the humble Swampy?#
Sakura smiled and laughed a little,
"Not much. Me and Tomy were wondering though, could you guys pick us up about a block from my house? You can't very well go the front, and we are 'sneaking out' with our mom's permission."
#Wait…WHAT? But I thought-#
"Yes, they are, but Yelan is our mother aswell."
#Uhh…You need to explain it later. I seriously think I am going crazy though. But, yes, we'll pick you up. Block from your house right?#
"Yep."
#K, later. I'll give you back to Panther dude.#
"Later, Swampy!" (5 second switch of phone)
#Hey, Ying Fa?#
"Ya?"
#You two sure your alright? I mean, you don't have to talk if you don't feel up to it.#
Sakura quickly breathed in, hoping the cold air would stop the coming tears,
"Toshiro…I don't know if we ever will be…but don't worry. We have you guys to save our asses. We'll see you guys in a few."
#Alright, Ja.#
"Ja ne."
Sakura clicked her cell off then put it in her pocket. She looked to Tomoyo and smiled,
"Now, we go."
Tomoyo nodded and they both ran through Sakura's large yard with boards in one arm. They reached the back wall, where a sturdy wood shed stood against it. Sakura motioned for Tomoyo to step on her back knee and hands so she could get up first. Tomoyo hurried up, and Sakura tossed the boards to her, then she jumped up, Tomoyo catching her hands on the first try, and with all her weight shifted to her backside, she tried to pull Sakura up, but she barely could hold on. So, Sakura used the side of the shed to climb up to help Tomoyo out, which did the trick, making Sakura land on top of the shed with a THUD. She got up and rubbed her front and face as she mumbled,
"Hoe…why can't I actually move today? I usually can jump up the shed without help…"
"Ready?"
"Yeah. Now, on to the hard part."
Tomoyo sweat dropped. '.';;
"That wasn't the hard part?"
"Nope! Let's go!"
Sakura jumped first with both boards in hand, down the 20 ft brick wall into the alley, this time landing with grace on her feet. She then put the boards down and faced Tomoyo,
"Alright Tomoyo. Come on!"
Tomoyo was unsure (who wouldn't be?) Captivity where you were safe or freedom with a broken body. Captivity. Freedom. Safety. One way ticket to the hospital…Freedom and broken body for all.
"Coming!"
Tomoyo jumped with her eyes closed, ready to fall to her doom, but surprisingly, she landed on something soft that went,
"hoe…"
Tomoyo looked below her and saw a bug eyed Sakura that was perfectly deflated. She quickly got up and shook Sakura.
"Sakura-chan?! Are you ok? Did I break something?!"
"Yelaaannn, why is Kero-chan talking like Tomoyo…?"
Tomoyo fell backwards anime style, then quickly got back up and lifted Sakura up aswell.
"Come on Sakura-chan, before you hurt yourself again!"
"Yes Akemi."
Tomoyo fell backwards again.
(5 minutes later)
"Sakura, your sure your alright?"
"Yes, Tomoyo-chan! I'm perfectly fine. I don't know why you ask."
"Maybe because you have managed to call me Kero-chan, Sun-chan, Akemi, Toshiro, Kenji, Teiji, Miroku, Kioshi, Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Gohan, Goten, Piccolo, Misaki, Hikaru, Koutarou, Tamayo, Shouko, Shuuku, Icchan, Kurimi, Saki, Umi, Fuu, Ryoko, Ryo, Hitomi, and Chi in the last 5 minutes!! What do you expect, wait for you to start calling me Brittney Spears or something? I don't think so!!
(me not a fan of BS…her work is..bs to me…don't get mad, get glad! Lmao)
Sakura laughed, joined by Tomoyo as they came to the stop sign that was a block away from her house. They waited for only 1 second and Kenji's blue SUV appeared out of nowhere. Teiji opened the back passenger seat, and the two climbed in slowly, and sat in the very back, all of them together, sort of like this:
(front)
KenjiToshiro
AkemiTeiji
Kioshi
TomoyoSakuraMiroku
Kioshi, who sat in the aisle in front of Sakura and, started talking like an airplane attendant.
"Welcome all ladies to the Kenji SUV line. We will not be showing an on ride movie at this time, but around when he gets around to buying a DVD to watch. But you will have a fine choice of radio music and some very fine men, excluding the driver. Thank you and have a nice life."
Tomoyo and Sakura could not hold in, so they started laughing so loud that it could be heard over the radio in the front. Soon after the guys followed, and when they started, they couldn't stop. Kenji had laughed so hard he almost forgot what they were driving for, so headed to the mall. Finally they stopped, but all had smiles on, non-the-less. Kenji stopped the car in the mall-parking garage (5 levels of the parking lot), parking in level 3.
Unsurprisingly, level 3 was filled with many prep cars, and quite a few preps. They looked at the SUV with curiosity, and out popped 6 hot skater boys. One with blonde/brown spikes called,
"Come on. We promised not to let them bother you."
Two figures come out, one in all black, one in all blue. They looked like boys, but close up, you could tell could tell by the chest. Two boys held out their hands, in which the girls took. Several preps whispered into another's ear,
"That's Empress Ying Fa and Madison. Did you know that Syaoran and Eriol, those really hot ass junior twins, were looking for them at lunch so they could pull another one of their pranks on those two skater girls again. And they had a fit when those cute skater boys told them to fuck off. I don't see why they insist on protecting them. What's so special about those two anyway?"
The skater boys heard the people talk, and were glad that the girls had put on their c.d. players for now. When they got inside, the girls turned off their music, but did not take off their headphones. Many from school were there, the preps, brains, rebels, outties, and one or two pervs. The skaters said hello to their newly founded pals (brains, rebels, outties), who all seemed happy to see Sakura and Tomoyo. One of the junior rebel girls, Chihura, said as the 5 girls stood in a circle (Rika-outtie, Naoko-brain).
"You two should have been at school today. Those stupid prep twins were searching the whole campus for you guys. It was funny how they found out you had excused absences, and they thought you were skipping class around school. Anyway…where were you two? I was looking all over for you so I could give you back that c.d. you lent me."
Sakura had totally forgotten about lending the c.d. to her friend, but she quickly got out of thought.
"Me and Mad…you guys…can we tell you something important, and of the utmost secret?"
The others looked at the all black clad girl. Something in the way Empress Ying Fa had asked that…it was something she seemed dieing to tell them, as if it was eating at her. Chihura may be a rebel, aswell as the other two being different, but there was no boundary of friendship for them.
"Yes."
"Umm…can I ay this in a private place…like the bathroom?"
She meant those words towards the guys, who had been talking to some other guys, but had come over to check out if everything was fine. Miroku was confused,
"What?! But we promised not to-"
"I know…but we will be five girls, not two. Don't worry."
The guys reluctantly gave in, and let the girls go off to the restroom. When they got there, Sakura inspected the stalls to make sure no one was there, and nodded to Tomoyo, who locked the main door.
"Would you believe…if someone you knew had never told you who they really were…would you still accept them for who they really were, and understand why they had never said anything?"
The other three were startled by the question. They looked to Tomoyo, who stood against the wall, listening but guarding the door. Chihura answered,
"I guess…it may depend on the full situation."
Rika answered who heartedly with Naoko at the same time,
"I would!"
Sakura sighed,
'….Now or never….actually…they could find out from the press…'
"Well, you see…My real name is Sakura Kinomoto." (guess she forgot the Li part)
Each of the three's eyes popped out as their jaws dropped. The famous Sakura Kinomoto?!?! The one that vanished for almost 6 months!?! The one who's parents died just yesterday?…Chihura looked closer,
"Are you really?"
Sakura nodded silently. Rika pointed out,
"But then-"
"Then our families are dead. They died in the crash. The morgue doctor said it went quick, so they didn't suffer."
The three looked to Tomoyo in confusion, surprised to hear her voice. Tomoyo then began her side,
"Empress Ying Fa is really Sakura Kinomoto. Not only are we best friends, we are cousins, and both of us are fiancées to two brother of the Li clan, and it's been that way for us since birth. That is the only reason Sakura came to Tomeda in the first place. Her mother, my mother (her aunt), and our mother-in-law-to-be, Yelan, were best friends. When we got home last night, she told us about our parents, and we now live her."
"We call her mom now aswell…because technically she is…or will be…"
"And we were supposed to be packing our old homes up, but she told us…to do things our way."
The three were…astonished. 0.0 Ying Fa was Sakura Kinomoto…no wonder she skated so well, and it made sense she never told anyone her real name. Naoko asked,
"But…why? Why do you trust us?"
"We both trust you three, aswell as the our skater boys. I wanted to tell you in person before they start to publish my face all over Japan and start having a manhunt. I need as many people I can trust to help me and Tomoyo."
Rika said solemnly,
"Don't worry, Ying Fa. We won't give you away. But…out of rude curiosity, who are your fiancées?"
Sakura and Tomoyo were relieved about trusting them…but the question on their fiancées sent them slightly blushing. Sakura rubbed her neck, sweat dropping as she tried to explain; making Tomoyo go starry eyed at how cute she looked.
"Umm…you see…I….um….my fiancées name is…um…Xiao Lang…Tomoyo's is….Eli…"
The three stood there, hiding their laughter at the embarrassed, cute skater girl, standing there with her tomboy look, her cap backwards, her eyes still hidden slightly by the black sunglasses. Chihura let out a giggle,
"So, when are you meeting these boys, Sakura Kinomoto?"
"Uh…when our mother-in-law says it is time…"
Little did they know that a reporter just happened to be outside the females bathroom door, had heard the last two speakers. She was struck that the Sakura Kinomoto was here, and not at her home packing up like it was said all over the news channels. She waited for more, but then one said,
"Let's go before all the boys feel you two tried to run away, specially your guys' skater boys. After what happened, they never leave you two alone."
"Ya, good idea."
Tomoyo unlocked the door and they filed out into an empty hall, and they walked to the arcade. They didn't even notice that a woman they passed was talking in a cell phone. She followed them through the crowd at a distance.
"Hey, Bob?! Guess what most wanted skater girl is here, at the Tomeda mall? NO, NOT her! She's a singer/skater! I meant Sakura Kinomoto!! Yes, she really is here! I'm not joking! I'm following her and her cousin right now! Hurry up! We need at least a little footage…Well, if you don't believe me, your neck is in the line, not mine. Be here in 10 minutes, and be discreet! We don't want all the other news channels to steal our chance at the big time! Bring the mini travel cam. Ja ne!"
She hung up and she walked into the dark arcade room with few lights besides all the games. She followed until she saw the group of kids hanging around the 4-player motorcycle game. She saw 2 of the same baggy clothes girls in the middle bikes, and 2 other boys, one with green spiked hair and another with black/silver highlights to the chin play on either side of them. 4 other boys were standing there behind them, cheering them on.
The girl with blue clothes pumped her arms in the air when she ended up the winner of the first round. The 2 boys were complaining that she was cheap and how they'll go on rematch. The girl in black was cheering on the one in blue, she was saying stuff about 'Mad's better than you guys any day. I need practice, and then it'll be face off time.'
The reporter waited only 5 minutes before her cameraman came looking around. She snuck out of there as if there were people watching out for her. She looked at the tall young man with black hair, somewhat irritated,
"Took you long enough, Bob!"
"You said 10, I came in 5, what do you want from me!?!?! I got your camera, now let's film."
"You actually might have a future if you keep up that attitude. Alright, follow me."
Bob grumbled as he followed into the dark arcade, and spotted the 8 skater kids hanging around with a bunch of rebels, brains, and outties. He and the reporter hid in the shadows. Someone asked,
"So, Sakura and Tomoyo. What are you doing for your families funerals?"
A girl dressed like a guy in black said quietly,
"Neither of us have had time to plan. But I already know what I am doing. I'm having their still healthy, intact organs donated to the hospital, they'll have a wake, and then be cremated."
"What will you do with their ashes, Sakura?"
"I don't know. I just know they never wanted to be planted in the ground and become moldy and decay. They…will fly…."
Bob was taping the exchange of words, amazed that a bunch of kids would talk about responsibility. He would have told the lady that this was no proof that there was Sakura Kinomoto was here, especially if you can't see her face, with that honey hair and emerald eyes, practically everyone knew. Bob was going to tell her that they should go, but then some boy with black spiked hair asked loudly, grabbing the attention of several in and out the arcade.
"What are you going to do now? I mean, as Sakura Kinomoto, your being hunted down by the media and your fans, and Tomoyo will be hunted with you. But what'll happen if they find you?"
The room turned awkwardly quiet….
Author Commentary:
Hey. Thanks for the readers that are forever supporting me, and understand my 'problems' with guys. Didn't you like the name Bob? I loved it! Though I will never name my own children Bob, I just love the name….Bob….hehehe I am sorry if I take a while to update for awhile, it's just that, right now, I am going through a meltdown, because I am extremely ticked off nowadays because I keep getting screwed over by my so called 'friends', and for everything else. I mean, I don't ask much from them, just friendship and trust….but no….they had to go stab me in the back just like everyone else does. I might even be getting a suspension from school because I am real close to killing several people, and…sorry to disturb you with my personal life. Well, later all!
P.S.- Hey, also, I am looking for Beta readers….you know, people I can trust to send my story to, so that they can help me if the story becomes to tacky, and it doesn't become boring…contact me with information about yourself. So far, I'm only ask for one…..but two might be good, so the variety of the mind…
Wolf
-Forever Drifting, Forever Unseen, Forever Alone, So Mote It Be
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