Authors Note: Sorry for the long update. I've been really busy, and I've noticed not a lot of reviews…. defiantly need more of those.

Chapter Thirteen: Deadly Dragon

Tsarina and Tatiana

"I don't understand why we are just sitting out here. I'm bored!" Tatiana whined pacing behind the bushes.

"Tiger said we couldn't return without one of those retched Wolves. So we are staking out the school until one of them shows up." Tsarina growled looking through her binoculars once again.

"I doubt the Little Wolf would let any of them leave the mansion alone at all after your mess up."

"Shut up you stupid slut before I shoot you and tell Tiger it was caused by a Wolf. Go scout somewhere else if you're so bored."

"Old Hag…." Tatiana said under her breath as she went to walk around to the back of the school taking a walkie-talkie with her.

Sakura and Tomoyo

They had just got to school with Eriol and Jamie guarding them. Sakura could see a couple of the bouncers from the club trying to blend into the students, but their muscles made them stand out.

"So tell me again why I had to baby sit you both?" Jamie whined for the 100th time that morning.

"Because Syaoran had some work to do with John, and Mei Lin needed a break from you. She also had a test she's apparently skipping too." Tomoyo shot back giggling.

"You're just mad that Moyo made you carry her box of clothes." Sakura teased as she walked to her squad.

"Eriol could have carried it." Jamie said glaring at the blue haired man to his right.

"I'll trade. I'm sure these bags are heavier than a box." Eriol said shifting the two large gym bags on his shoulders.

"Well thank you Eriol for carrying our stuff." Sakura said smiling sweetly. Sakura and Tomoyo walked over to the girls that were stretching on the ground. Tomoyo had Jamie put the box on the ground and Eriol dropped the bags.

"Ok girls! Come see what Tomoyo made us!" Sakura squealed as Tomoyo took out her video camera. The girls got up and huddled around the box. Sakura took out one of the uniforms. It was green and black with silver sequence on the outlines. The skirt was short, but not hutchie short and the shirt showed off the girls' flat stomachs.

"Oh Tomoyo they are so perfect! We are gonna look slammin at the next competition!" Rika said starry eyed. Chiharu nodded enthusiastically as the others grabbed their sizes and headed toward the locker rooms. Tomoyo, Jamie and Eriol waited at the field as two of the bouncers went to follow the girls and stand guard.

"Saks, why are those huge guys following us every where?" Chiharu asked as everyone changed.

"Umm…for protection. You know how Tomoyo's boyfriend gets especially after all the gang stuff on the news." Naoko answered saving Sakura. Sakura sent her a wink as the girls just nodded in understanding.

Tatiana

She growled under her breath grabbing up her walkie-talkie.

"There's no way we'll get this one. We better hope we can get Mei Lin since Chan isn't with her." She said into the walkie-talkie.

"Where's Zaun? We need a new plan...got any ideas?" Tsarina's voice screeched back.

"I have one…" Zaun's voice sounded.

"Try it, and don't mess up this time you hear?" Tatiana asked.

"Yea I gotcha. Gimme a second." Zaun's voice came back. Tatiana waited for the little bastard to come back with the news.

Mei Lin

She was sitting at the pool lounging with her sister. Actually she was currently laughing at her sister.

"Mei Mei…Stop laughing! I do not look that silly." Tomicka said glaring.

"Cat…you should have worn a one-piece since you have to wear the bandage. You look like a mummy." Mei Lin continued laughing. In response Tomicka reached over and pushed her into the pool. Mei Lin's giggles disappeared as she went under. Tomicka started laughing and cringing at the same time seeing her sister resurface looking mad.

"Bitch! You're soooo lucky you're hurt right now." Mei Lin said glaring at her sister, when Tobias walked in carrying Mei Lin's phone.

"Mei… Jamie's on the phone for you." He said looking at them.

"Thanks Toby." Mei Lin said drying off her hands and face and grabbing the phone.

"What's up?" She asked smiling.

"And hello to you too Trouble." Came Jamie's voice on the other end. "Any chance you could meet me at the school? Tomoyo and Eriol wanted to head to the Mall, and Moyo doesn't want Sakura to be left alone with just me."

"I don't see why not. Let me go tell Xiao Lang, and find someone to ride with me."

"No need. I already called him. He just wants you to call him as soon as you get here with me. I timed it and you should be here in no more than ten minutes. So get moving." Jamie said.

"Yea yea…I'm on my way." Mei Lin finished. She heard a soft chuckle before a click sounded. She turned to her sister and Tobias, "I'll be back in a bit. Jamie wants me to meet him at the school. I'll call you guys when I get there. No longer than ten minutes." She winked pulling her clothes on over her damp bathing suit.

"I'm timing you Mei Mei. You know Xiao Lang said we're not supposed to go alone, but since you're going straight there…" Tobias started looking sternly at her. "…Ten minutes from the moment you leave the garage on your bike." Mei Lin nodded and headed toward the garage. She bumped into Syaoran and John on her way.

"Where you going Mei Lin?" Syaoran asked eyeing her curiously.

"I thought Jamie called you saying I was meeting him at Sakura's school." She asked quizzically.

"Oh, alright. Call when you get there please. And here…wear this." He said handing her a ruby-studded bracelet. It was white gold and the rubies were set to look like flames wrapping around her wrist. She looked at him questionably. "It has a tracker in it. For precautions." He said. She only nodded before continuing to the garage. She got on her bike and headed toward the school.

Sakura

"Ok…Naoko and Rika over here. Moyo? Do you want us standing or in a pyramid or something?" Sakura asked looking at the raven-haired girl.

"It's up to you. It's your school group shot." Tomoyo said setting up her camera. Sakura nodded and turned back to her squad.

"You're guys' choice." Sakura said to her friends.

"Pyramid!" Chiharu squealed as the girls got into their positions. Two of their gymnasts were in front of the pyramid doing splits, while the others took their places, and Sakura climbed to the top.

"Ok…on the count of 3 everyone say 'Tomoeda All Stars!'…1…2…3."

"TOMOEDA ALL STARS!" the squad screamed as Tomoyo's camera flashed.

Tsarina and Tatiana

"The bitch is rounding the corner on the bike" Zaun's voice came through the walkie-talkie. Tsarina and Tatiana looked from their hiding spot to see Mei Lin getting off her bike and taking off her helmet. They both looked from each other then back to Mei Lin before smiling evilly. Nodding at each other they swiftly headed for the raven-haired girl.

"Don't scream Bitch…" Tatiana said as she placed a hand over Mei Lin's mouth and a gun to the girls' temple. Mei Lin's eyes held nothing but rage as she tried to struggle.

"No no little girl. Can't have you causing any commotion." Tsarina screeched as she held her walkie-talkie "Zaun bring the van."

"On my way." Came his voice. Mei Lin only glared as she struggled some more. Not even a minute later a white van pulled to a stop next to her bike, and she was dragged in.

"You know Xiao Lang is going to know something is up if I don't call him. They timed me." Mei Lin said struggling as Tatiana secured her wrists and ankles with plastic ties. Tatiana just nodded at Tsarina before she gagged Mei Lin.

"Time to be quiet." Tatiana said.

"Hey Xiao Lang! I'm at the school. No worries." Tsarina spoke through a little black contraption that made her voice sound like Mei Lin's. "Yup… safe and sound. There are a lot of guards here, so I don't know why Jamie wanted me to come. Alright Cousin I'll see you later." Mei Lin's eyes widened in horror as she finally realized what was going on. It had been a trap.

"That phone call you got from your precious Chan was actually Zaun using this." Tatiana said with a smug look on her face. All she got in return was a growl from Mei Lin.

Sakura

"Any more pictures you want to take?" Sakura asked wearily watching Tomoyo move her camera set up to look over the football field.

"Solo pictures!" Tomoyo squealed looking starry eyed. "Eriol can you run to the car and grab my other film canister?" He only nodded and headed toward the SUV they drove in.

"You know Moyo...this is boring as all hell!" Jamie sighed. He was currently lying in the grass with his hands behind his head looking at the sky. "I could be doing something more productive."

"He means that he could be doing Mei Lin." Sakura remarked getting a glare from Jamie. "Ok I'll go first Moyo." Sakura took her spot in front of the camera and did a split. Tomoyo shot a few frames before calling for the next person. She went to take the picture and then realized she was out of film. She watched Eriol come back, but he seemed distracted, and he had a confused look on his face.

"What's wrong Eri?" She asked taking the film from him and loading her camera.

"Is Mei Lin here somewhere?" Eriol asked looking around not seeing his cousin anywhere.

"No. She's home with Tomicka as far as I know. Why?" Jamie asked sitting up.

"Her bike is here." Eriol said looking in the direction of the parking lot. Jamie just continued to look confused before taking out his cell phone. All he got was ringing and her voice mail. His face turned more serious as he called Syaoran.

"Li…"

"It's Jamie. Is Mei Lin home?"

"Why would she be home? She just called me saying she was with you. She told me she was meeting you at Sakura's school."

"She's not with me. I never knew she was coming here."

"Hold on a second…"

"Syaoran where's Mei Lin?" Jamie was getting mad and worried. "Eriol says her bike is here, but she's no where in sight."

"I gave her a tracer before she left to meet you. John's searching for her signal now…looks like she's on the move." Syaoran now sounded as pissed as Jamie felt. Jamie was trying not to punch something. "Get the girls home now. I'll call you if the signal stops." Jamie listened to the dial tone before turning to the group.

"We're leaving." Was all he said heading toward the parking lot.

"Eriol?" Tomoyo started as she watched Jamie storm away.

"Come on love. We'll finish the shoot tomorrow or something." Eriol said helping to pack up the camera stuff.

"Girls, we've had a change of plan. Something's come up so we'll meet here tomorrow morning to finish." Sakura said to her squad. They just nodded understanding as Sakura, Eriol and Tomoyo headed off to the parking lot. "Naoko! Rika! See you in a few!" She yelled.

Mei Lin

She was trying to get the plastic bindings off her wrists with little luck. She was pretty sure she was starting to bleed from trying to at least stretch them to get them off. She had no idea where they were going, and she couldn't reach her cell phone.

"How much longer till we get there?" Tatiana asked. Mei Lin didn't know how long they drove, but she had lost track of how many times they turned about twenty minutes ago.

"Tiger told me to take as many detours as possible." Zaun said taking another turn. "Just knock her out or something and we can go straight there."

"Fabulous idea!" Tsarina said. Mei Lin's eyes widened in horror as Tsarina picked up her gun and hit her over the head. Then Mei Lin's world went black.

Wolf Mansion

"WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?" Jamie yelled storming into the house. He had had plenty of time to get worried on the ride back to the mansion.

"Calm down Chan." Syaoran said to his long time friend as they met in the communications room. "We've been following her tracker, but they've been taking random turns. It started going in a more defined path about five minutes ago. They seem to be heading toward the same warehouse as Zaun. We won't know for sure until it stops though."

"How did they manage to get her? You know she's a fighter." Jamie said still seething with rage.

"You said you didn't call her, but she said you did." Syaoran said trying to think.

"I talked to you myself." Tobias said standing at the other end of the room. "I was the one that handed her the phone when you called."

"I never called her. Ask any of the people with me." Jamie said getting defensive.

"It's true Lian. He didn't take out his phone once." Eriol said fixing his glasses.

"Why don't you just call the number that called here?" Sakura input looking at the men in the room. They all looked at her in shock. "You didn't think to do that in the first place?" It was amazing how dumb guys could be.

"Here…put it on speaker and hit redial." Syaoran said throwing Jamie the phone. "Make sure you *67 the call so they don't know the number." He reminded as he turned to watch Mei Lin's tracker.

Phone Call

"Tatiana…" The room gasped in shock. "Hello?"

"Where are you?" Jamie asked trying to do his best Tiger impersonation. It must have worked because Tatiana was still on the line.

"You told Zaun to take detours. We finally just knocked the bitch out. We should be at the warehouse in ten minutes." Jamie clutched the phone trying not to yell.

"How did you get her?" He asked through gritted teeth.

"Zaun used the voice modificator and called her phone pretending to be Chan. Got her to the school and we grabbed her. She didn't even know what was coming."

"And how did you deal with the Little Wolf?"

"Tsarina called and pretended to be the slut. Let them know she had made it safely to the school. It'll take them hours to realize she's gone." Syaoran gave a nod signaling to drop the act, which Jamie was more than happy to do.

"Listen here you stupid bitch. We found out a little sooner than you know, and we know where you're going. I'm going to give you two choices…Stop where you are now and let her go, or you'll wish you were never born when I'm done with you." Jamie hissed. All he received was a cackle.

"Chan! How nice to hear your voice. You all remember that little threat Tiger left you when Cat got grabbed. Do you really think we are just going to let her go just because you've realized she's gone? Be careful with what you do. Next time you see her you're going to need a body bag." And with that said Tatiana hung up the phone. Sakura took the phone from him before he could break it and looked from Jamie to Syaoran with a lost expression.

"They're at the warehouse." Syaoran said turning to his friend.

"When are we going? We can't leave her too long. Cat was gone what? Like five hours and we saw how badly she was hurt." Jamie said turning burning eyes to Syaoran.

"Chan…we will mobilize as soon as you calm down. We can't have you going in there guns a blaze. You'll end up shooting her with how mad you are." Syaoran said.

"Fuck Off Li! If it was Sakura we wouldn't still be standing here." Jamie said yelling.

"Jamie. You need to calm down." Tomicka finally stepped in placing a hand on his shoulder, which he shrugged off.

"Chan…just take five minutes to go change and get your guns and amo together and we'll go. You need to calm down." Tobias said bringing Tomicka into his arms.

"Fine…five minutes." Jamie said storming out of the room and slamming the door.

"Cherry Blossom…" Syaoran started hugging her to him, "Go tell everyone to get ready to go." She only nodded, giving him a kiss.

"Okay Little Wolf." She whispered kissing him one last time before her and Tomicka left the room.

Mei Lin

When she woke up she was chained to a wall. 'This must be how Tomicka was chained…' she thought lifting her head.

"Awe…looks like the little wolf girl is finally awake!" Mei Lin heard a screeching voice she knew all too well.

"Fuck off Tatiana." She growled trying to attack the blonde. She quickly realized she couldn't move very far at all.

"Such language from such a lovely woman." She heard a man speak. She watched Tiger walk out from the shadows accompanied by Tsarina and Zaun. She only growled shooting him the Li glare. "How's Chan?"

"What do you care?" She retorted still glaring.

"You know…your sister and you are so much alike. Both beautiful, and both needing to be taught a lesson." Tiger said nodding at Tatiana. Mei Lin grunted as Tatiana's fist made contact with her stomach.

"Why not unchain me and fight me man to man? Afraid I'll kick your ass?" Mei Lin asked Tiger.

"Because you'll try to run, and I can't have that. I'll offer you the same deal I offered your sister. Tell me how to get the Cherry Blossom, and I'll let you go. Refuse and…well you saw your sister, and I'm sure you know what happened to her baby." Tiger smirked. "You don't have a baby to kill instead…so we'll just kill you instead."

Mei Lin felt her blood run cold as images of her sister broken and bruised flashed through her memory. Tiger was going to kill her, and she knew it.

"I'm sure I'll respond the same way my sister did. Go to hell." She seethed. She got a punch across the face that time, along with a few kicks to the mid section. She groaned as pain attacked her senses.

"Now, now Mei Lin. She's not worth your life is she?" Tiger asked smiling still. Mei Lin's icy glare met his. She was trying to think. She didn't want to die, but there was no way she was going to give him Sakura either. She was sure that Syaoran's torture would be much worse than Tiger's. She needed a game plan.

"Come on Tiger. Fight me one on one. I won't run away. You can even post guards. Be a man." She challenged. She knew how he hated to be challenged by a woman. She watched a scowl adorn his face and pressed harder. "Unless you're too afraid you'll be beat up by a girl. Shows how weak you truly are." She watched him walk up to her before punching her in the gut once again. "pussy…" she whispered.

"Close all exits and post guards. Then unchain her. This little bitch needs to be taught a lesson." Tiger roared. He didn't see the sly smile Mei Lin held as soon as she heard the words leave his lips. At least now she had a chance to defend herself.

The Gang

They had parked their bikes a few blocks from the warehouse. John had given Syaoran a mini GPS that showed where Mei Lin had stopped. They were close to the blinking dot and it was time to put their plan into action. Jamie was still blinded by anger and worry, and had been told to keep in check or he was going to be sent to sit in the vans waiting by the bikes.

"Jamie and Sakura with me. Tomoyo, Eriol, Tobias and Tomicka on the roof. Keep silent, keep to the shadows." Syaoran said as they headed toward the enterences. "Stay close to me. I can't loose you." Syaoran whispered to Sakura holding her hand. She gave him a light squeeze.

"When this is over I'm going to chain you to the bed again my love." She whispered winking at him. He squeezed her hand right back as they headed toward the door.

"Chan…you calm?" Syaoran asked looking at his buddy before they took out the guards at the main door.

"Calm, cool, and collected Li. Let's go." He said putting the silencer on his gun. They nodded and counted off before heading off to take out the guards.

"Xiao Lang…it's not looking too good from up here." Came Tomicka's voice through the com-link. Jamie shot both guards in the head before listening to the door. He wouldn't be able to open it without it creaking and giving them away. He could hear grunts and groans and a woman scream a couple times and his body started shaking.

"I want a play by play Cat." Jamie spoke as calmly as he could.

"You might not want to hear it Chan…" Came Eriol's voice.

"..…don't make me ask again." Jamie was getting savage.

"Well she's fighting with Tiger. Hand to hand. It's not looking good for her. He's throwing her around like a rag doll…" said Tobias.

Mei Lin

So maybe fighting one on one with Tiger had been a really bad idea. She wasn't fairing well, and she didn't know how much longer she could last. Fighting Tiger was like fighting Syaoran, except she knew most of her cousins' moves. She was sure she had a broken rib or two. She was praying she didn't have internal bleeding.

"This isn't much of a fight young wolf. I wonder if your precious Chan would still want you knowing what a weak fighter you are. I should have left you chained to the wall." Tiger spat before chuckling and throwing another punch. He was almost shocked when she deflected it and landed a kick on him.

"No Wolf is weak, and I wouldn't underestimate me asshole." She spat before landing a roundhouse kick to his face. His eyes flashed anger as he attacked her again sending her into a wall. She slumped to the ground trying to gain her breath. Her body protested her movement as she made herself stand back up and face him.

Tatiana, Tsarina and Zaun

"This is so boring…I want a turn at her!" Tatiana whined. They were currently sitting on some crates watching the fight.

"You know he's going to kill her soon. You wont get the chance. You'll have to wait till we get someone else." Tsarina scorned to the blonde.

"I'm surprised he even unchained her." Zaun but in, arms crossed across his chest.

"She's not stupid. She was pushing his buttons. He wanted to personally kick her slutty ass." Tatiana stated knowing how Tiger worked. They all winced seeing the kick to his face.

"Well well well…the girl can kick." Tsarina added, getting more interested in the fight. "Or not…" She added watching Mei Lin's body hit a wall near them.

The Gang

"We can't wait much longer or he's gonna kill her. Xiao Lang we have to move!" Came Tomicka's frantic voice. Syaoran had to hold Jamie back as the man tried to wrench open the door.

"No! I'm not gonna leave her in there to die! I can't let her die!" Jamie fought trying to get free, and finally just fell to his knees.

"We're not going to let her die. Take a deep breath and get ready. When I say go we're going to bust in there." Syaoran said. "Eriol…next time she falls say the word, and we're going in. Be ready to shoot."

"Syaoran…he just hit her hard. One more kick and she'll be down for the count. She can barely stand." Tomoyo's soft voice said. Jamie started shaking, but calmed himself. Being irrational wasn't going to help Mei Lin.

Mei Lin

Oh she was defiantly screwed. Her body ached, and little black spots were starting to enter her vision. She was not only fighting Tiger at this point, but also fighting the blackout she knew was coming. She blocked another kick, and swayed slightly.

"I'm not going to die here." She whispered harshly to herself. She readied herself for the next blow. As soon as Tiger swung she blocked and swung back. She landed a punch to his face, but didn't have time to block the next punch that landed harshly into her stomach. She could taste blood and staggered again. Then came the kick, her mouth opened and a scream let loose as she was sent flying backwards landing hard on the ground.

"What the fuck!" She heard Tiger yell. She heard guns shooting. She heard screaming, and she felt strong arms around her body.

"Mei Lin…" The softest voice she could ever imagine made its way to her ears. "Mei Lin can you hear me?" She wanted to answer. She wanted to hold the voice to her but she felt so weak, and she just wanted to give up. "Mei Lin…my love."

"Jamie…" She managed to get his name off her lips. She felt the strong arms hold her closer, and she felt herself getting lifted.

"Stay with me Mei Lin." She wanted to open her eyes and see his handsome face, but she just couldn't do it. Everything was slipping away. "Say my name Mei Lin. Let me know you're here with me."

"I'm sorry…" And reality was gone.

Hospital

Tiger had managed to escape, along with Tatiana and Tsarina. Zaun was captured more or less and placed in the basement jail like area with four guards, but Jamie could have cared less about that right now. All that mattered was that the woman he loved was unconscious in the hospital with severe injuries.

"Master Li." Wei addressed the group looking grim.

"Tell us Wei." Syaoran said holding Sakura close.

"She was beat worse than Tomicka. She's lost a lot of blood from the cuts the bindings made on her wrists. She has a few broken ribs that we had to re-break and set. She has a couple broken fingers, and her neck is sprained and her back is badly bruised." Wei said reading off a clipboard. "I'm sorry Master Li, but things aren't looking so good. She has a 50/50 chance of lasting the night."

Jamie gasped along with the others at this news. He couldn't loose her already. He had just got her back, and now she was slipping away.

"We are very certain, however, that she will make a full recovery if she does last the night." Wei said trying to end on a good note.

"Has she woken at all?" Tomicka asked through tears as Tobias caressed her hair.

"We have her on morphine for the pain. She is awake as of this moment, and is asking for Master Chan." Wei said trying to smile. Jamie was in another world. He didn't even realize he had moved until he saw Mei Lin lying in the white hospital bed with machines hooked up everywhere. A choked sob escaped his lips when he saw her. She looked so fragile. She didn't look like the badass woman he knew; she just looked so small and breakable.

Jamie and Mei Lin

He sat in the chair next to her bed and hesitantly grabbed her hand. He watched her eyes flutter open at the contact and tried to move her head to face him, but found it was impossible.

"Jamie?" She whispered. He moved to sit on her bed so she could see him without moving.

"It's me Brat. I'm here." He said trying hard not to cry. He was not succeeding.

"Don't cry. I'm going to be alright I promise." She said quietly trying to wipe his tears. He moved her hand to his face so she could accomplish her goal.

"That's right. You're my strong, tough woman. I'm so proud of you." He said looking at her with loving eyes.

"I got my ass kicked…nothing to be proud of." She said closing her eyes.

"Open your eyes." He said sternly. She opened them slightly lifting a brow in confusion.

"I'm tired Jamie. I just want to sleep." She said again. Sighing in frustration when she noticed something on his face telling her she couldn't. "What's wrong?"

"Wei said you're hurt really bad. He said you might not last the night." Jamie said caressing her cheek. He was shocked when she smiled and laughed, then hissed in pain.

"This must be how Cat felt when she broke her ribs." She growled, "Jamie…I'm not going to die." She said flat out. He looked at her in disbelief. "Was everyone from the mansion in the waiting room when he told you that?" she sounded stronger than she looked.

"Besides Alex, Mika, John and Max yea. Why?" He asked getting confused.

"I told him to say that. I don't think Zaun was the only one betraying us. He had inside help. I told Wei to make it sound like I was going to die as a precaution. I promise I'm not going to die." She said sternly.

"So wait…you want everyone to think that you're going to die tonight?" he asked.

"Well, I figured with Tatiana and Zaun being Tigers, there are probably others that might be double crossing Xiao Lang. This will be the easiest way to find out. We'll trick Tiger into think he's won this round, and then go from there." Mei Lin said. She was getting tired, and she was in a lot of pain. "Can you go along with this plan or not?"

"You want me to go into the waiting room and act like I don't know you're going to live?"

"First I want you to kiss me, then I want you to act like you think I'm going to die…"

"Mei…I don't know if I can do that. Do you have any idea how I felt when I really thought you were going to die?"

"Tell me…" She whispered lovingly caressing his face again.

"It was like a piece of my heart was being ripped from my chest. I love you Mei Lin so much that it hurts." He admitted before kissing her. It was a soft kiss that made her feel drunk.

"Jamie…I love you too. I'm not going to leave you." She said once he pulled away. She realized that this is what her sister felt with Tobias. A deep love that came from the soul. She never thought she would ever have what her sister had. "I need you to do this. Please."

"I'll do it for you, but I don't like it." He said angrily. Trying not to get worked up. He was seeing her bruised body, and feeling it limp in his arms like when he lifted her and brought her here. The images of her looking dead, and pale scared him. He shivered involuntarily.

"You can tell Xiao Lang, Cat, Toby, Sakura, Tomoyo and Eriol once the rest leave. Wei's going to come out and announce it. I'm not going to really be dead Jamie." She said looking at him with worry. "Jamie?" She was trying to move his hands that had some how managed to hide his face. When he finally looked at her, her worry grew. He was crying and pale as a sheet.

"Mei Lin…I just…seeing you beaten…you looked so pale…and…and you wouldn't wake up…I can't…" He was on the verge of hyperventilating and she needed him to calm down.

"Jamie…oh Jamie…" She sighed pulling him down to her she placed her arms around his neck and held him to her running her fingers through his black hair. His arms went around her waist holding her tight. "Not so tight Jamie…broken ribs remember?" She whispered. He loosened slightly but didn't move.

"Mei…I should have protected you…I wasn't there…and…and you got hurt…I'm going to kill Tiger." He whispered. She could hear the edge in his voice.

"You can't always be there. And it was my fault. I fell into the trap. And you saved me. If you hadn't come in when you did I would probably be dead for real. Don't beat yourself up about this please?" She whispered kissing his hair. She felt him sigh and calm slightly before his lips found hers again.

"You're tired…" He whispered seeing her eyes trying to stay open.

"I'll stay awake for you. I need to know if you can handle this or not. If you can't I'll tell Wei to figure out something else. You're pain is not worth it." She said seriously looking into his beautiful silver eyes. He took a couple deep breaths and looked at her sternly.

"This is a great plan. I can do it I swear. I just have to remember that you're alive and this is just pretend. Tell me what's really hurt on you. It'll help my sanity." He said still trying to block out the images of her body unconscious in his arms.

"Two ribs are broken. I have cuts on my wrists, but I didn't loose much blood. My neck and back are going to be a little sore from being thrown into a wall, but mostly I'm just bruised." She reassured. She watched him physically relax at hearing that she wasn't as hurt as he had thought. "Kiss me?" She asked smiling cutely at him.

"You're a Brat you know that." He said before kissing her.

"I'm you're Brat." She clarified.

"Master Chan…Time to go. I'll come with you, and we'll announce her death. She should sleep now anyways." Wei said from the door.

"Sleep Trouble. Remember I love you." He said. She smiled before closing her eyes. He walked to the door and stood looking at her lying on the bed. Images flooded his mind again and he told himself that she wasn't that hurt. That didn't stop the tears from leaking from his eyes. He was more upset about not protecting her than anything, but figured if anything crying would help the act, so he allowed himself to cry.

The Gang

They were sitting around the waiting room getting tired. They all stood when Jamie came through the double doors. Sakura and the girls burst into new tears, and the men froze.

"What is it Jamie?" Syaoran asked fear apparent on his face. Tigers treat ringing in his ears.

'This is only a taste of what's to come if I don't get the Cherry Blossom the next one wont be sent home alive…'

He'd known Jamie for years, and nothing had ever made the man cried. Even when Jamie's mother had passed away when he was a child, all Jamie did was frown and sulk, but never tears, and never this much. Jamie was a strong leader, and hid his emotions well.

"Mei…" Jamie choked through tears, but he couldn't finish as he fell to his knees hiding his face.

"I'm sorry Master Li. Miss Mei Lin didn't make it…"

Authors Note: Sorry for the late update... Review and tell me what you think!