Chapter fifteen
Shayla paced around her room. She should have gone with Sakura, Li, her sister and the rest, cause now she's all alone in the big house. Every time she hears a noise she jumps a foot in the air. She hears another sound.
"It's just a noise just ignore it, it was just the house." She said to herself. Then a hand went over her mouth and an arm wrapped around her belly.
"Oh no it isn't."
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"That was a waste of time Caitlin." Eriol said. "We didn't find anything"
"Well at least I had an idea, what you do? Sit on your ass and watched me and Li have it out." Caitlin spat out and went up stairs to tell Shayla they where back if she didn't already know from the racket that was going on down stairs. Caitlin walked into her sister's room and Shayla wasn't there, but there was a note lying on her bed.
"Gone to Aiden probably." Caitlin said and picked up the note then screamed. The whole of down stairs ran up to Shayla bed room to see Caitlin in a rampage, throwing things, with tears streaming down her face.
"Caitlin what's the matter?" Sakura asked.
"Told you that it was Bear spying on us and now he's got Shayla. Again, why are they picking on me?" Caitlin said breathing heavily.
"Caitlin calm down we will find her." Sam said walking up to Caitlin to give her a hug. She let down her defences and let him hug her while she cried on his shoulder.
*
Meanwhile, at Bear's hideout Shayla was having troubles of her own. She was put in this room that had no door you got in through a trap door in the roof which lead from the floor above. There were three plain walls that had small holes around the bottom and one glass wall that looked into the next room where Kat was currently standing. Kat was standing in a room almost identical to Shayla's but it had a door and no small holes. Shayla checked out the glass.
"It won't move. It is water tight. Nothing gets in and nothing gets out." Kat said. "As for me I get out this way. Let me demonstrate." Kat walked over to the door behind her and started opening and closing it.
"I know how to open a door; I wasn't born in a barn." Shayla stated dryly.
"Yeah well you can't get out." Kat said trying to get a bite out of Shayla.
"Nice come back, think of that all by yourself." Shayla said and watched Kat's eye twitch.
"I don't have to stand here and take this from you, I can leave unlike you." Kat said.
"And yet you're still standing there. What liking the pleasure of my company to much to leave?" Shayla said. That got Kat going she charged at Shayla and ran smack bang into the glass wall. Shayla looked at her trying not to laugh.
"That looked like it hurt." Shayla said. She tapped on the glass. "Glass. As you just said water tight, nothing in, nothing out." Then she started laughing. Kat stood up and marched out the door slamming it behind her.
*
Kat thought that since she couldn't get a rise out of Shayla she might try her older sister. Kat pulled up outside the Wolves place. She got out of her car and started yelling.
"Hey Caitlin. We have your sister, we have your sister." Kat said in a sing song way. The gates in front of her opened, and then she saw Caitlin speeding toward her on her bike.
"Uh oh." Kat said and jumped into her car and took off with Caitlin right on her tail.
Sam was following Caitlin who was following Kat. Coming up behind Sam was Syaoran and Sakura on one bike, Eriol and Tomoyo on another bike, Meilin and Chan and Saraid and Conner following after them with the wolves after them and the Phoenixes, the Eagles and the Dragons that where there following after them.
Kat came to a place got out of her car and ran inside, Caitlin followed after her. Sam followed Caitlin in. The rest sat outside and started planning what to do.
"This is mad we don't have that much on us." Tomoyo said.
"We're acting like Caitlin, charging in half arsed, no guns, no ammo, and no nothing." Meilin complained.
"But you're forgetting my dear cousin. The cars that are following us with your fellow gang members are packed with guns, explosives and what not." Eriol said. Meilin smiled and she dragged Sakura and Tomoyo off to the nearest car to get loaded up.
*
Caitlin silently followed Kat, Sam silently followed after her. Sam saw one of Bear's people and took off after him to get some weaponry mentally kicking himself for forgetting his gun. Caitlin walked up to the room Kat walked into. She edged to the door way to hear what was going on inside.
"I'm so sorry Bear. I didn't mean to lead them here I swear." Kat said. Caitlin came into the door way.
"But I'm glad she did."
Bear got out his gun and fired. Kat lay dead on the ground, a pool of blood leaking out around her.
"You're no longer in the gang or the family." Bear said.
He looked up as Caitlin stepped into the room. "So I take it that you've come for your sister." Bear stated.
"Yep. I hate it that she always puts her in situations where you kidnap her. You do know she is my sister. If you wanted a sister you shouldn't have shot yours." Caitlin said.
Bear chuckled and pointed to a TV monitor that had Shayla sitting on the floor displayed on it. Caitlin got out her gun and pointed it at Bear. Bear pushed a button and Caitlin saw on the monitor water stared to spray onto Shayla.
"You should know that is a water tight room. I'm giving you two options. Try and fight your way past me to try and save your sister or you let me go and save your sister that way." Bear said.
Syaoran walked into the room glaring."I've got a better idea. You fight me; she finds her sister and saves her. Caitlin go." Caitlin ran out of the room. Thinking to herself that she would have to thank him later.
"So little Wolf we meet again!"
*
Sakura ducked as a guy fired at her then fired back. She was by herself she had been following Syaoran but lost him when guys started to attack her. She had seen Caitlin as she ran past, grabbing Caitlin's attention, Sakura had thrown her an extra box of bullets. Now Sakura was currently hiding behind some wooden crates trying to fend off some ugly looking Bears. She was wondering when the rest of her friends were going to come and help her out. Another bullet whizzed past her head and she clenched her teeth.
'That's it.' She thought. She got out from behind her hiding spot and started shooting killing three guys. She went back to her hiding spot to re-load. Then she heard a familiar voice.
"Damn I wish Sakura was here, she got my bloody spare bullets"
"Meilin I'm over here." Sakura yelled out. Meilin crawled over to her.
"Thank you, thank you, and thank you." Meilin said as Sakura gave her some new bullets.
"Where are the others?" Sakura asked.
*
Sam got a gun and was in the room the guy he was following lead him. There was a trap door and he was currently fighting Bears off so he could go down and see what's underneath. Just then Eriol ran past the room with half a dozen Bears on his tail. Sam gave a little chuckle seeing Tomoyo running after them shooting as she went. Now back to his problem.
*
Sakura and Meilin watched Eriol and Tomoyo run passed chasing some Bears. Shooting at the Bears they were fighting the girls took off after Eriol and Tomoyo.
"I sure hope we can find Syaoran, Sam, Caitlin, Shayla and Chan soon." Sakura said.
"I'm sure were bound to come across them. Sooner or later." Meilin said.
"I am hoping sooner rather than later." Sakura said then ducked as a Bear came around a corner and fired at them. Meilin shot him in the head.
"Damn where are you Chan?" Meilin asked.
*
Syaoran and Bear looked at each other panting.
"So little wolf, playing with the big boys now are we?" Syaoran gave him the coldest glare he could muster, a glare that would turn Caitlin cold. Bear shivered.
"So, shall we?" Bear said giving Syaoran an invitation. Syaoran held his gun up and they both dived to their left shooting at each other. Bear got up and ran out of the room Syaoran followed after him.
Bear tried to outrun him but Syaoran had him pinned. Syaoran aimed his gun and fired off several shots before Bear dived around a corner. Syaoran swore and ran after him.
He rounded the corner and ducked as Bear's fist came rushing towards him. Bear caught his ear and Syaoran glared as he came up kicking his leg out to catch Bear off guard.
"Best you got kid?" Bear laughed and jumped out of the way.
"Fight me and find out." Syaoran snarled.
Bear aimed and fired. The bullet pierced the wall near Syaoran's head and water started gushing out. The two watched each other from their positions, eyes glaring holes into one another, while shots and curses could be heard in both Japanese and Chinese from the lower levels.
Bear shot off another few rounds and took off before Syaoran could follow. Syaoran took off after Bear and then Bear turned and shot Syaoran in the shoulder then turn to continue running. Syaoran grabbed his shoulder to try to stop the blood from flowing and stumbled a bit. He regained his balance and started after Bear again who was all most out of sight. A few Bears came around a corner in front of Bear.
"Get him." Bear yelled and pointed at Syaoran.
"Caitlin hurry up will you my boots are wet." Shayla cried. Caitlin had shot at the glass which had no effect. Bullet proof glass. She was trying to at least make a crack in the glass with an axe. It was slowly working there was a little chip in it.
"Who gives a damn about your god damn boots?" Caitlin hissed. Suddenly Sam fell into the room through the trap door.
"Now are you going to get me out of here? I'm stuck with him." Shayla whined.
"I'll be back in a minute." Caitlin said and ran out the door looking for a way up stairs.
The room was a mess. Plaster was shattered from stray bullets. Furniture was knocked over, blood was sprayed across the floor and two men stood across from each other breathing heavily.
Syaoran had Bear cornered and with no bullets. Syaoran smirked. "Looks like this is going to be easy." Syaoran smirked. He was holding his shoulder where bear had shot him; the blood was seeping through his fingers.
"Just so you know Caitlin won't be able to save her sister unless she goes outside and turns the whole water main off." Bear said panting. He threw his gun away. It was useless.
"Now you don't need to worry about Caitlin. She's a big girl. I'd be more worried about you."
Bear just smiled. "I'm ready to end this. I must admit though, you are the best I've had the pleasure and annoyance to fight." Bear closed his eyes smiling.
Syaoran raised his gun and fired. It was his last bullet. Bears body crumbled at his feet. Syaoran walked to a wall and lent against it.
"It's finally over. Now I can start a new life." He said then slid to the floor.
Sakura, Tomoyo, Eriol, Saraid, Conner, Meiling and Chan where waiting outside for the arrival of Syaoran, Caitlin, Shayla and Sam.
"Hope they get here soon, I want to blow this place sky high." Meilin Said.
"You're as trigger happy as my niece." Saraid said. Meilin just smiled. Syaoran walked out the door and fell over.
"Oh no." Sakura ran to him. Eriol and Chan followed her.
"He's bleeding; we have to get him back to the mansion now." Sakura said.
Eriol and Chan picked Syaoran up and carried him to the car Saraid and Conner came in Sakura got in the back seat with Syaoran's head lying on her lap. Eriol got in the driver's seat and Chan got in the passenger side.
"I'm coming too." Saraid said and got in behind the passenger's seat so she could check what wounds he had.
Caitlin ran past dead guys looking for the room with the trap door. She was passing one room when something caught her eye. A rope ladder. She ran in to the room and grabbed the ladder then went back to her search for the other room. She jumped up three steps and entered the room right next to it. She saw that it was the right room. She dropped to the ground and looked through the hole.
"How you holding up?" She asked
"Not the right time to be asking that." Sam said. The water was getting higher fast. Sam was holding Shayla because the water would have been just over her mouth. She dropped a rope ladder down for Shayla and Sam. Caitlin watched through the trap door as Sam helped Shayla onto the ladder then started climbing himself. She pulled Shayla up then moved out of the way so Sam could get up.
"You two look like a couple of drowned rats." She stated smiling in relief.
"Thanks. Let's book it out of here." Shayla said and they left to try and find their way out of Bear's hideout.
"Finally." Meilin said as Caitlin, Shayla and Sam walked up to them. She pressed a button and Bear's hideout blew sky high. Whoever was left got in or on the remaining cars or bikes and took off to the wolf mansion.