Chapter Eleven
"Everyone shut up." Saraid said over the speakers. The people in the warehouse quieted down and looked at her.
"I'd like everyone to meet my niece Caitlin. The true leader of this gang." Saraid pushed Caitlin forward. Everyone looked at her stunned. Caitlin looked at the sea of people before her.
"Um, hi." She said. People nodded and whispered. Caitlin and the gang heard a
"She looks like Kale." Coming from the whispers. Caitlin looked thankful.
"Shayla you have too much stuff." Meilin complained helping Shayla move back in. Shayla tried to give an evil glare but failed, due to the fact she was carrying something and almost dropped it.
"You can thank my big sis for that." Shayla said. Meilin just shook her head.
'Spoiled brat.' She thought. The phone started to ring Meilin went to answer it but Shayla beat her to it.
"Hello Shayla speaking how can I help you?" There was a muffle and Shayla passed the phone to Meilin.
"It's for you!" She said.
"Hello." Meilin said.
"Why is Shayla back in the house?" Came Xiao Lang's voice.
"I found a heart." Meilin said trying to make her cousin laugh but she knew it wouldn't work.
"We have an alliance, the Phoenix's are going to help us with our Bear problem. Believe it or not Caitlin is the leader" Meilin was stunned.
"You said what? I thought you just said Caitlin is the leader of the Phoenix"
"I did say that. She wants to say hi to Shayla." Meilin gave the phone back to Shayla in a daze.
"Say what?" Shayla said.
"I'm the leader of a gang; I'm the leader of a gang." Caitlin sung.
"Throw it in my face why don't you. Bite me!" Shayla retorted.
"Nar, I can get someone else to do it for me"
"Bitch, stop lying." Shayla said.
"It's true, just wait a sec." Caitlin covered the receiver and Shayla only heard the muffled sound of her voice.
"Shayla you still there?"
"Yeah!"
"Xiao Lang said for you to tell the others that we will be home in about three to four days"
"Okay I'll tell them, bye."
"Bye, see you soon."
Bear looked at one of his men.
"You say my dearest sister is blood to the leader of the Phoenix. I already knew that, what do you take me for a fool?" The guy started backing away. Bear brought out his gun and shot him.
"I'm surrounded by idiots!" He hissed and walked over the dead guy and out the door, to search for his sister. Maybe she had some intelligence. He found her in the garage chatting up one of the men.
"Kat, I need a word with you." Bear said. Kat walked over to him. "I need some info on the Phoenix's, if your mother gives me some information that's useful she can live if not she dies. Understood?" Kat nodded.
"Well, go get it!" Kat went running off to find her mother. 'Hopefully I can good enough information against little wolf's newest ally.' He thought.
"Mum what information do you have on the Phoenix's?" Kat asked as soon as she found her mother.
"Not much, I've got info on Saraid and her family and you already have info on Caitlin and Shayla." Launa said. Kat looked down sadly.
"Can you write out the info on Saraid's family and anything else you can remember and take it to my brother." Launa looked at her daughter and nodded. Kat walked slowly out of the room.
Bear looked at the information that Launa handed him. It's only about the family. 'Well I can't blame her she hasn't seen them for years.'
"Shoot her. Then dump her body somewhere for her family to find." Bear said and left. Two of his men grabbed Launa, ignoring her cries, pleas and screams. They dragged her outside, shot her and dumped her in the boot of a car and took off towards Wolf territory.
Tomoyo is sitting on the lounge with photos spread around her going through an old photo box. Eriol comes and sits beside her.
"What ya doing?"
"Going through some old photos." Eriol spots a photo of a girl on a motorbike and picks it up for a closer look.
"Why am I teaching Shayla to ride if she already knows how?" Tomoyo looks at the photo.
"That's not Shayla. That's Caitlin. That was taken just after we met while they were still living at the orphanage."
"Who taught Caitlin how to ride?" Eriol asked.
"The woman who ran the orphanage's son. He and Caitlin started dating when she was sixteen."
"How old was he?"
"He was eighteen. He lived there. They were friends from the first moment that they met. Then they were dating."
"Why aren't they still together now?"
"His best friend tried to rape Caitlin. It was just after Shayla and Caitlin moved in with me. The lady kicked them out 'cause she didn't want her son dating a nobody." Tomoyo thought for a minute. "They still dated for a couple of months then that happened."
"Oh."
Yelling could be heard then the door open and Caitlin and Syaoran walked in arguing.
"You wish jellyfish. There is no-way you're keeping my sister." Caitlin said.
"She is a wolf, she is staying here"
"She was born a Phoenix, she comes with me!" Caitlin declared.
"Enough! The both of you shut up; I've had enough of the arguing." Sakura shouted. "Shayla has a right and you fought for four hours. You're both as stubborn as the other." Sakura turned to see Tomoyo and Eriol looking at them.
She squealed and ran to Tomoyo. "These two have been driving me insane." Sakura sulked pointing to Li and Caitlin. "They have been arguing since we left China at who has the right to Shayla in there gang." Sakura glared at Li and Caitlin.
"Wow, it's nice to feel needed." Shayla said coming down the stairs and stood next to Sakura. That started Syaoran and Caitlin up again.
"She is my sister you are not taking her away from me." Caitlin gave a glare that could chill the dead.
"Fine she's yours. But on one condition I can borrow her when I need an extra wolf." Syaoran stuck out his hand. Caitlin grabbed it.
"Deal." she said and they then Mike one of the new recruits came running in.
"Sir there's something you have got to see. Down near the bike pit."
Syaoran and Eriol stopped their bikes near where people where gathered.
"Away from here, all of you." Eriol yelled. Syaoran and Eriol walked down into the pit there was a dead body.
"Call Caitlin and get her down here." Syaoran said. Eriol grabbed his phone and told Caitlin to come to the bike pit. She arrived a few minutes later.
"What's up?" She asked when she arrived. Syaoran and Eriol were waiting by the bikes for her. Syaoran beckoned for her to follow him. They walked into the bike pit and there lay the body of Launa. Caitlin grabbed her stomach covered her mouth and dropped to her knees.
"No, I won't believe it. She's not my mother. It doesn't matter, she's not my mother." Caitlin said to herself with tears rolling down her eyes. "She is not my mother, she is not my mother, she is not my mother"
"Caitlin come on I'll take you back up to the house." Eriol said and walked her back up to the bikes.
"Shayla's still crying but doing okay." Sakura stated some time later coming into the Kitchen. She sat next to Syaoran and looked at Sam. "How's Caitlin?" She asked.
Tomoyo rubbed Sam's arm. "She won't let him into the room." Tomoyo said.
Eriol thumped his fist on the table. "What are we going to do about Bear?" He asked. Syaoran shrugged.
"Saraid is coming on the next plane available. We have to wait because it's not just us being attacked." Syaoran said and got up from his chair and walked out of the Kitchen.
"Caitlin, its Sakura can I come in?" Sakura knocked on Caitlin's door. She listened and heard movement, someone walking to the door. Caitlin opened it. Sakura walked in and Caitlin locked the door behind her.
"I know it hurts. Even though you don't recognise her as family, you are of her blood." Sakura said. Caitlin nodded.
"Sam sent you up here didn't he?" Caitlin said.
"He's worried 'bout you, everyone is." Sakura said soothingly.
"This is not the pain you felt. You loved the people Bear took from you. I loved the people Bear took from you. The last real time I saw this woman I was three." Caitlin said.
"I know. I'll leave you alone now. Your Aunt Saraid is going to be here in two hours I thought I should tell you." Sakura got up walked to the door.
"Thanks Sakura. This talk helped." Caitlin said Sakura smiled unlocked the door and left.
"You killed my mother. You killed my mother. You killed my mother. You killed my mother!" Kat repeated the same sentence over and over. Bear left her half an hour before.
"You killed my mother." She was in shock. "You killed my mother."
"Hit her over the head, knock her out or something. Anything, just make her shut up." Bear said coming back into the room. One of his men hit her over the head and knocked her out.
"Thank you." Bear said.
"So any news on the little Phoenix?" Bear asked his men shock their heads.
One piped up. "We don't know anything about the girl, but we do know her aunt is here. She got here about ten minutes ago." Bear nodded.
"Anything else?" Bear asked. His men hesitated to tell him.
"She arrived with the leader of the Dragons"
"WHAT?"
Syaoran, Saraid, Sam and the leader of the dragons whose name is Conner sat in Syaoran's office.
"What are we going to do about Bear?" Sam asked.
"He's just made his move. I think he's waiting for Caitlin to make hers." Conner said.
"Unless it wasn't aimed at Caitlin. What if he just wanted to get rid of trash? Conner and my coming here could mean war to Bear." Saraid said.
"We just have to wait and find out." Syaoran said.
Sakura lead Saraid up to Shayla's room. Sakura opened the door.
"Shayla sweetie there's someone I want you to meet." Sakura said looking over at the girl curled up on her bed looking at the wall on the opposite side of the room.
"I don't want to see anyone today Sakura. I told you that." Shayla replied still looking at the wall.
"I know sweetie, but she's someone really important who will be a big part of your life." Sakura said and sat on the bed.
"It's ok Sakura; if she doesn't want to meet me it's ok. We can wait till she's up for seeing people." Saraid said. Shayla looked up at the new voice, she looked at the woman before her.
"Do I know you from somewhere?" Shayla asked.
"Shayla, I'm your aunt Saraid." Shayla leaped off the bed into Saraid's arms and started to cry. Sakura silently left the room to leave the two to get to know each other.