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Chapter Fifteen: Unknown Destiny
It had been pretty quiet around the mansion the past week. Sakura and Tomoyo continued to go to school with bodyguards, but there was no sign of Tiger or any of his flunkies. Mei Lin had opted to be home schooled for the rest of the year seeing as she was recovering from being hurt. It was currently Wednesday and the mansion was pretty quiet.
"Yo! Is anyone home?!" A man with long black hair and piercing blue eyes yelled walking in the door followed by another man that looked the same in facial features, but his black hair was cut short and spiked.
"Dude…are you sure this is the right place?" The spiked hair cut guy asked.
"Rowe…This is the address Tobias gave me. I even used my GPS!" The first one said.
"I'm telling ya Ryo…No one is here!" Rowe said dropping his bags on the steps. Just as he was about to whip out his cell phone a man with black hair came running around the corner being chased by a woman with long raven hair and crimson eyes.
"CHAN JAMIE I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" The woman yelled. She stopped mid attack seeing the two men at the door. "OH MY GOD! Rowe! Ryo! You're here!" She screamed running to the two and jumping onto Ryo giving him a tight hug, then turning to give Rowe one as well.
"What did Chan do now Mei Lin?" Ryo asked seeing Jamie walk up to them and give them a handshake before running his hand through his hair.
"We were training and her and Cat were going at it, and I kind of helped Tomicka cheat." Jamie said smiling.
"He stole my sword so I was defenseless." Mei Lin said glaring at Jamie.
"I think he just likes having you chase him." Rowe smirked. "Where's everyone else?" he asked looking around the room.
"Still in the training room. Lian and Li are going at it." Jamie said walking back toward the back of the mansion.
"Sweet!" Rowe said following Jamie as Ryo and Mei Lin brought up the rear.
Training Room
"You know Li…I think you're getting lazy…" Tobias said as he landed another punch to Syaoran's gut.
"What ever helps you sleep at night Lian…" Syaoran said through gritted teeth as he attacked Tobias and landed a couple kicks and a punch, sending Tobias to the floor hard. Before Tobias had a chance to get up, Syaoran lifted him by the collar and sent him flying into the near by wall. "Still think I'm lazy?"
"Where the hell did that come from? I thought I had the upper hand." Tobias whined as he dodged another attack.
"It's called sizing up your opponent." Syaoran said holding Tobias to the floor once again. "Call it…"
"Yea yea…you win." Tobias said as Syaoran helped him to his feet.
"Xiao Lang! Toby! Look who's here!" They both looked up hearing Mei Lin's voice, and caught eyes with the two identical men standing with her and Jamie. Smirks adorned both their faces.
"About time you two showed up." Tobias said walking up toward the group.
"Sorry Sir. Traffic…" Ryo said chuckling lightly.
"Yea Sir. Taking a plane here held up the roads." Rowe said elbowing Ryo.
"Come on guys. I'll show you both to a room." Jamie offered.
"Meet back in the living room in an hour." Syaoran said walking off toward his room.
"What's up with Li?" Rowe asked.
"We've been on edge lately with Tiger shit. I'll fill you in after you get settled into your rooms." Tobias said walking with the gang.
Sakura
"God I hate math!" Sakura whined as she walked toward the cafeteria.
"Be careful Sakura. If Tiger finds out about your hatred of math he's going to start torturing you with equations." Naoko teased as they looked for Rika and Tomoyo. Sakura just glared.
"So how are things with you and Mika?" Sakura asked stopping at her locker.
"I don't get to see him much. My mother found out that I was hanging around 'dangerous people' so she put it, and has made sure I had a full schedule everyday after school the past week. I haven't even had time to call him. I hope he doesn't think I'm ignoring him…"
"How about we fix that problem right now." Sakura said whipping out her cell phone. "What's you house number?"
"355-0157. Why?" Naoko asked as Sakura held up a finger telling her to shut up.
"Sono-san? Hai this is Sakura, Naoko's cheerleading captain. I'm good thank you. Naoko mentioned that she had prior plans today after school, but I've decided to extend practice today a few hours. If it's all right with you I can have her call you tonight when she gets back to her dorm. Yes ma'am I understand. Arigato Sono-san." Sakura smiled at Naoko before dialing a new number.
"Mika? No! No…everything is great. Hey are you busy right now? Good. Come pick Naoko up from school. I got her the whole night free to spend with you. Yea yea…I know I rock. Hurry up and get here Romeo. Bye." Sakura smiled looking at a teary-eyed Naoko.
"Sakura you are the best!" Naoko screamed hugging Sakura tightly.
"He's going to meet you up front in ten minutes. Tomoyo will cover your spot in practice, and I'll see you at the mansion later. I told your mom I'd have you back to the dorms by 10:30pm at the latest, so have some fun." Sakura winked before heading off toward the cafeteria once again.
Cafeteria
Sakura walked to her friends smiling, before winking at the guards standing by the door, trying to blend in.
"Hey Sakura! Where's Naoko?" Tomoyo asked looking around for their friend.
"Did you know her mother has basically had her on dorm arrest?" Sakura asked sitting down. Tomoyo only nodded yes as she continued doodling. "Well I called the woman and fed her some bullshit about Naoko needing to practice, then called Mika and had him come get her. She was upset cuz they haven't had time to spend together."
"Yea Mika's been sulking around the house all week. He told Alex that he thought Naoko didn't want to be with him anymore. I told him to stop being a dumb ass." Rika said.
"Well, at least that's fixed. How's Eriol?" Sakura asked Tomoyo.
"Pissed…Syaoran wont let him fight until Wei gives him the green light since he got shot. He's not a happy camper right now." Tomoyo said looking sad.
"I'll talk to Syao about it. See if we can at least get Eriol into training. Besides being pissed about not being able to fight how are things?"
"I don't know…I still feel really useless around him. Like some fragile doll that will break if a Tiger shows up with a bat. I can fight, and I can handle big girl toys, but I'll never get to prove it because Eriol is too worried I'll get hurt." Tomoyo vented. "Maybe I should go back to Okinawa and transfer to the school there… it's closer to my parents…"
"Oh Tomo…I'm sorry you feel that way." Rika said trying to comfort her sad friend.
"Have you tried talking to him about this? And you're not allowed to go back to Okniawa… I moved here to be with my favorite cousin, and I'd miss you too much." Sakura said as they all headed toward their next class.
"I'll try talking to him later tonight. Thanks Saks." Tomoyo said smiling before heading toward her music class.
"Any idea who's picking us up after school?" Sakura asked Rika as they headed toward English.
"Probably some of the lower ranking members again. Alex says that everyone else is busy trying to heal from something lately. Mei Lin and Tomicka still have ribs to heal. Eriol, Akashi and Sage have shot wounds. I swear…something is always going wrong. How about some good news once in a while?!" Rika said giggling.
"Not to mention Syao isn't letting us ride to or from school alone… I miss Shade…" Sakura whined thinking of her beautiful motorcycle that was permanently parked at the mansion.
Syaoran and Eriol
"Xiao Lang…I am perfectly capable of at least training." Eriol said glaring at his cousin.
"Wei hasn't confirmed that, and until he does you're not fighting." Syaoran said glaring back. "You got fucking shot Eriol!"
"This isn't the first time I've been shot and you know it."
"That's true, but this is the first time you've been shot somewhere that could have been serious. You can argue with me all you want, but I'm not letting you fight until Wei says so. End of conversation."
"I'm going to pick up Tomoyo. I need some air." Eriol said stomping out of the room. Syaoran just sighed as he watched his best friend storm out of the mansion. He winced when the door slammed.
Ryo and Rowe
The Twins sat in the communications room with Tobias, Tomicka, Mei Lin, and Jamie.
"So what's the low down?" Ryo asked sitting in one of the chairs.
"Tiger's after Syaoran's girlfriend. He's already captured Mei Lin and Cat once. We're pretty sure he's going to get anyone he can after these two escaped from him, and are still alive. He's already threatened that the next girl he captures won't be sent home alive. He's pissed that Mei Lin survived." Tobias said looking serious.
"We have a feeling he's going to try and grab Tomoyo next, and Eriol has gone super over protective about it. There are about ten guards at their school at all times." Tomicka said sitting on Tobias's lap fiddling with his fingers.
"So what can we do to help?" Ryo asked arms crossed like his brother.
"Syaoran wants us to scope out the warehouse that we found Mei Lin at. See if we can't get any ideas on what Tiger has planned yet. He hasn't made a move in about a week. He went from trying to capture one of the girls every day to nothing, and we don't like the idea of him planning." Jamie added.
"And I'm guessing Tomoyo and Xiao Lang's girlfriend don't know about this plan…" Rowe stated raising an eyebrow.
"Eriol's afraid Tomoyo would want to help out, and Xiao Lang knows Sakura is gonna want to use herself as bait." Tobias said holding Tomicka close.
"I like the sound of this Sakura." Ryo smirked. "So how are we going to do this?"
"Syaoran's pissed that at least three people in this house were spies for Tiger. We want to get a spy in there. Tiger knows you two, but I know for a fact that your pretty sister isn't known." Mei Lin winked.
"You want Kari to infiltrate Tiger's gang…" Rowe didn't look happy about that idea.
"She's the best spy I know, and she doesn't have a gang brand, so she shouldn't be found out." Syaoran's voice came from the door.
"Let me make a call…" Ryo said taking out his cell phone.
"mushi mushi!" Came a woman's voice.
"Kari I need to talk to you about something important. You alone?" Ryo said.
"What's up big bro?""
"Kari, it's Li. We need your special talents in Tokyo. Think you could get here tomorrow?"
"Ooooo! A project? What do I get to do?"
"Infiltrate and spy of course." Tomicka said smiling.
"Undercover?! Rock on! Lucky for you, I'm already in Tokyo. Decided to take a vacation. Guess I'll have to extend it. See you in an hour."
"Sounds good. Bye sis." Rowe said hanging up the phone. "She's only 18 Xiao Lang…You sure she wont get hurt?"
"You know I can never guarantee safety. We'll enroll her at Sakura's school, and that will help her get in good with Tiger. Mei Lin and Cat…I need you to go set up a room." Syaoran said looking at the clock. The girls just nodded before heading out.
"Wait… what about the dorm room problem?" Mei Lin asked turning back to her cousin. Not like she ever actually stayed in her dorm room.
"Staying in the dorm is an option. I kept you there cuz it gave me a break." Syaoran smirked, then chuckled seeing Mei Lin's middle finger, before she left the room.
Sakura and Tomoyo
They were sitting outside waiting for their ride to get there. Practice had gone well without Naoko there, and Rika was heading their way when a black car pulled up. Eriol stepped out looking even more pissed off then the morning. Tomoyo's smile turned sad when he opened the back door and motioned for them to get in. Sakura and Rika got in first and Eriol just about slammed the door before turning to Tomoyo.
"Eri what's the matter?" She asked reaching for him.
"Nothing. Get in the car." He said angrily. Tomoyo physically flinched at his cold tone.
"Eri talk to me…Did I do something wrong?" She asked as tears brimmed her eyes. A sad sigh left his lips as he ran a hand through his hair.
"It's not you. I'm just in a bad mood. Come on sweetheart." He said opening the door for her. She reluctantly got in the car as he shut the door and got in as well before driving off.
"So Eriol…are there any plans in motion for getting back at Tiger yet?" Sakura asked hesitantly.
"Not that I know of. Everyone's just been training as far as I know." Eriol said turning onto the main road. He looked into his rearview then reached under his seat. "Speak of the asshole and he shale come…"
The girls looked confused before looking behind themselves. They all grabbed their bags and ruffled through them before taking out their guns. Tomoyo grabbed the one Eriol had reached for before rolling down the window and leaning out.
"Eri hold us steady." She said before taking aim and shooting at the motorcycles behind them. Rika went up through the sunroof and Sakura through her window like Tomoyo, and began shooting. The three girls screamed and ducked back in when the guys on the motorcycles started shooting back.
"Hold on…" Eriol yelled as he weaved in and out of traffic. The girls leaned back out and aimed again.
"Call it…two" Sakura said reloading.
"One and a half…" Rika said scowling.
"Two…" Tomoyo smiled before nodding at the girls and shooting again.
"I got Rika's other half." Tomoyo smiled.
"One…" Rika added.
"One…" Sakura said before screaming as the back window blew out.
"Xiao Lang's going to be pissed… He just got this car's windows tinted." Eriol said handing the girls more rounds from the glove box. "How many more?"
"Five…" Sakura said feeling her adrenalin pumping.
"Call Xiao Lang and let him know we're coming." Eriol said handing his phone back. Rika grabbed it pressing speed dial.
"Li? It's Rika…We're being chased by Tigers on the highway. Well there are five left. Awesome…" She closed the phone and threw it back up to Eriol. "He said to get off the highway and head home. He's got guys waiting to back us up." Eriol just nodded before taking the next exit and heading toward the mansion. The girls took cover again as they heard bullets hit the car.
"Count…one." Rika started.
"Fucker! God damnit!" Sakura yelled holding her upper arm that was now bleeding. She turned back around and shot again. "One now…"
"Missed…You get hit Kura?" Tomoyo asked trying to see Sakura's wound. Sakura gritted her teeth and nodded. Tomoyo felt her heart drop seeing more bikes pull behind them.
"Calm down Moyo. That's Syaoran and the boys." Sakura said seeing her cousin's pale face and the new bikes. She smirked watching the last three Tigers go down before they were escorted into the mansion.
Mansion
When they pulled into the mansion and got out of the car they took a damage assessment. The car was totaled as far as Sakura could tell. Syaoran took off his helmet along with Tobias, Jamie, and two twin guys Sakura didn't know.
"Are you alright?" Syaoran asked looking worried seeing her arm bleeding.
"It only grazed me." Sakura assured before cocking an eyebrow. "Who are our guests?"
"Saks these are the Twins from Lian's gang. Rowe and Ryo Torrent. Twins, this is Sakura and her friend Rika." Syaoran introduced. "I'm going to take Sakura to get bandaged up." He finished leading her inside.
"So much for quiet…" Rika commented before heading to find Alex.
"I didn't know you were coming." Tomoyo said looking at the Twins.
"We just got here a couple hours ago. Eriol wasn't home when we got here. How have you been?" Ryo asked giving Tomoyo a hug.
"Alright I guess." Tomoyo smiled before hugging Rowe. "Who else is here?" She asked knowing that the Twins usually brought a whole group of people with them.
"Just us. Kari should be here in twenty minutes or so." Rowe said smiling.
"You don't look too thrilled about her coming, but I'm guessing she's psyched..." Tomoyo giggled.
"Yea well…It's the over protective big brother in us…" Ryo said.
"What ever you say Ryo…" Tomoyo smiled. "I've got home work. Coming Eri?" She asked looking at her boyfriend.
"In a minute honey. I'm gonna get filled in on the game plan." Eriol said smiling and giving her a quick kiss.
Syaoran and Sakura
He was cleaning her wound and bandaging it looking pissed.
"Ouch!" She yelled, as he pressed a little hard. Sure she had been beaten up, and scratched, but a bullet was new for her. There weren't any guns in pit fighting… She didn't think it would burn so much!
"Sorry…" He said grimly trying to be gentler.
"What's wrong Syao?" She asked seeing his pissed off expression.
"You got hurt that's what's wrong." He said grimly wrapping it carefully.
"Hey I got like four of them. If this is all I got for doing that then I'm happy. It could have been worse."
"You're right, but that doesn't change the fact that you got hurt. I'm starting to think maybe you shouldn't be with me. You were perfectly fine before meeting me." He said trying not to look at her hurt expression. He felt his heart break seeing her tears.
"You listen here Li! You want to get rid of me then fine, but if I hadn't met you then I'd be in Tiger's hands right now just remember that!" she said getting angry. She felt hurt and pissed all at once. She went to storm out of the room when he gently grabbed her hand and pulled her back.
"I'm sorry Sakura." He said hugging her. She melted into him sighing as she cried.
"You really don't want to be with me?" She asked feeling her heart shatter.
"No…I do want to be with you. I just hate that you're always in danger around me."
"I was in danger before I met you remember…"
"But now it's worse. I don't want to loose you."
"Oh Syao… you're not gonna loose me." She said tiptoeing to kiss him. He held her closer and deepened the kiss. "Come on and fill me in on what those Twins are doing here." She said holding his hand as they walked toward the living room.
Tomoyo and Eriol
She was sitting at her desk in their room on the phone almost crying when he quietly walked in.
"Yes mother I think I'm going to come home soon…no I'm just in the way a lot…it'll give me a chance to help you out more I suppose…no Eriol doesn't know yet, he's been busy…" Eriol felt himself freeze listening to her talk to her mother about leaving Tokyo. "Yes mother, but I don't want to be a burden to him, and I'm always being sent away so I don't get to help out, so I don't see a point in staying here…well yes I'm going to talk to him about it first…ok ja ne."
Eriol couldn't breathe. She wanted to leave. He really made her feel the need to leave?! What kind of boyfriend was he? He didn't even realize when she turned around and looked shocked seeing him there.
"How long have you been standing there?" her voice made it to his ears. He sat at the edge of their bed putting his face in his hands.
"You're leaving me?" was all he could manage.
"I'm not leaving you, I'm leaving Tokyo. I don't want to be in your way."
"But you're not in my way!"
"Yes I am. You don't talk to me, you don't let me help out, and you're always sending me away. I'm in the way Eri. You won't worry as much if I'm not here."
"No…I need you here with me." He didn't know what to do. How to keep her there with him. "You keep me from doing stupid things. You're my strength Tomo." He pleaded. He felt her move behind him on the bed and felt her arms wrap around him. "Please don't leave Tomo…please."
"Eri…I love you. But I can't stay here and sit home or in my dorm room all the time while you're out with Xiao Lang killing Tigers."
"You wont. I'll let you help, I said I would."
"You said I couldn't do anything too dangerous, but things are getting dangerous, and if I don't leave then you'll get so worried about protecting me that you'll end up sending me away."
"I won't send you away." He was begging now. "I'll let you help with whatever you want." He felt her sigh.
"If I stay…will you let me do dangerous things? Let me help like Mei Lin and Cat?" She asked getting serious.
"Yes! Anything! I know you can shoot, and I know you can be safe. Just please don't leave Tomo." He turned to face her with pleading eyes and she just smiled before caressing his cheek.
"Alright Eri…I wont leave." She said. He just smiled before kissing her. She giggled in the kiss as he laid her on the bed. "Eri you're still hurt." She whispered as she felt his hand travel up her stomach.
"No I'm not." He said trailing kisses down her neck. "I'm fine." She shivered against him when she realized he had gotten her shirt and bra off. Her brain was going fuzzy feeling him caress her skin with his mouth.
"Eri…" she whispered as his cool skin pressed against her flush skin. Her small hands moved down his chest toward his pants, then skillfully got his pants off and threw them on the floor before looking into his eyes with an evil smirk.
"What are you thinking?" He asked kissing above her breast moving south.
"Nothing…" She said a little too innocently before wrapping her legs around his waist and switching to being on top still wearing her school skirt.
"Where the hell did you learn that?" He asked before groaning in pleasure feeling her grind against him.
"Training against Mei Lin." She answered grinding against him again. His hands came up and held her waist from moving. "Don't like it?" She asked raising a brow. In answer her flipped her back over and silenced her with a kiss. While he kept her occupied he got rid of her skirt and panties. He moved back to her neck before he entered her. He smirked, hearing the half gasp half moan escape her lips.
"Make that noise again." He whispered huskily in her ear. He saw her face flush at his request and moved out of her slowly then back in receiving the sound he wanted. "I love hearing that sound come from your lips." He whispered kissing her again before he set his pace. He could feel her quiver beneath him and started moving faster. He knew how she could keep up with him in everything including sex, but that didn't mean he wasn't marveled at her moves. He was gasping with her and groaned when he felt her walls tighten around him.
"Tomo…" He groaned as he released inside her. He was kissing her anywhere he could find and trying to regain his breath. She was running her fingers across his back as her breathing regulated.
"You're the best Eri." She whispered, a content smile on her face.
"Well, you're better." He whispered back laying his head on her chest feeling her fingers run through his hair.
Living room
"So the Twins are here to help out how?" Sakura asked for the tenth time. Syaoran was sweating in his seat trying to keep the truth from her. "You can stop lying to me. You've already changed the story five times Syao." Just then a girl with hot pink hair and blue eyes walked into the room.
"Hey everyone!" The pink-haired girl said smiling. Syaoran smiled in relief at her entrance.
"Sakura this is Kari Torrent. The Twins' sister." Tobias said trying to help out Syaoran..
"Sakura, Kari is going to spy for us." Ryo spoke.
"Hi! Wait…spy how?" Sakura asked as the Twins finally finished hugging the girl.
"Good going Ryo…" Syaoran said glaring.
"Li Xiao Lang! You had better tell me what's going on right now!" Sakura said glaring at her boyfriend. He sighed before shooting another glare at the Twins.
"Kari is going to infiltrate Tiger's gang, and spy on him for us. She's going to go to your school, and tell Tiger a bunch of shit to make him think she's on his side so she can get in good with him. Then we're going to set a trap and finally get rid of that asshole." Syaoran answered.
"That sounds really dangerous…" Sakura added looking oddly at the smiling girl.
"No that sounds like fun to me!" Kari said high-fifing Mei Lin. "Don't tell me my brothers didn't tell you about me?"
"Didn't have time. Xiao Lang was trying to hide the real plan from Sakura. He's a horrible liar when it comes to her." Rowe answered.
"Well Sakura…I am the BEST spy in Asia. And undercover jobs are my favorite!" Kira said smiling. "It's a family thing…" Sakura and Rika were just shocked.
"Sorry I didn't get a chance to fill them in on your background before you all got here." Tobias said hugging Tomicka.
"Come on Kari…we'll show you to your room, and fill you in on the Tiger situation while the guys figure out a way to get you in." Tomicka said as the girls followed her up the stairs leaving the boys alone.
"Where's Tomoyo?" Sakura asked as they left.
"With Eriol." Jamie laughed winking.
"You're just jealous that they're getting it on, and you and Mei Lin are busy working." Sakura giggled before the girls ran up the stairs before Jamie could catch them.
Tiger
"Failures! I'm surrounded by incompetent idiots!" Tiger yelled before punching a wall and flipping over his desk in rage. Tatiana and Tsarina just stood at the doorway looking bored at Tigers' outburst.
"What do you want us to do? They've found all our undercover members, and beat the last group of people we sent after them. We need to recruit more members…" Tatiana said folding her arms across her chest.
"Then go find some!" Tiger yelled. Both women just nodded before leaving.
"He's gone crazy…" Tatiana whispered as they headed for the communications room.
"Just shut up and get on the radio. Let some of the underground know we're recruiting. Set up a competition for tomorrow night. At the docks say 10:30pm." Tsarina said, watching Tatiana type out the message and send it.
"I'm going to go tell some of the guys to start setting up. Call me if there's another melt down." Tatiana finished before leaving the mansion.
Wolf Mansion
"So Akashi just got a hit from an underground website. Tiger is planning on having a competition to recruit new members. It's tonight at 10:30pm. Seems it was sent yesterday around 8:00pm." Jamie said reading the report.
"So as soon as the girls get home from school we can prep Kari. We'll send Sage with her just in case, and the rest of us can watch from strategic places. I know the Twins won't let her go alone to a fight." Tobias said smirking at the boys.
"I just don't like the idea of my little sister being around Tiger…especially with us not there. You would be the same way if you had a little sister too Sir." Ryo said looking grimly his leader.
"Hey I have a little sister, and I know Kari, and I know she is going to be perfectly fine!" Tomicka said smiling sweetly. "If it makes you feel better, Mei Mei and I will train with her before she goes to this meeting at the docks."
"Yea! I haven't fought with her in a while. It'll be fun!" Mei Lin cheered smiling like her sister.
"I want to see that Sakura fight!" Rowe said smirking at Syaoran's glare. "Oh come on Xiao Lang! You know you want to see your girlfriend kick butt…or maybe get her butt kicked." Rowe shot Jamie a confused look when the man burst out laughing. "What?"
"You haven't told them?!" Jamie laughed looking at Syaoran who shot yet another glare.
"Told who what?" Sakura's voice sounded from the doorway.
"Rowe here thinks you're going to get your butt kicked if you fight against Kari. And Syaoran doesn't seem to have much faith in you either." Ryo chuckled watching Sakura raise a questioning brow at her boyfriend. Unless Kari could kick Syaoran's ass, then Sakura couldn't figure out why Syaoran would doubt her. She had already kicked his ass once.
"Well I'll just have to fight Kari and see who's better and prove one of them wrong. Come on Kari…Let's go get ready." Sakura said walking right past the guys and toward the training room.
"Sakura…" Syaoran started, but stopped seeing her angry glare. He glared at all the men in the room that were laughing at his predicament.
Training Room
Sakura was in a pink gym outfit, and Kari was in a lime green one and they were both stretching as the training room filled with members from the three gangs.
"So how long have you known Syaoran?" Sakura asked Kari.
"Since I was eight. How long have you known him?"
"Like four or five months."
"Are you mad that he thinks you're gonna get your butt kicked by me?"
"No…I just like him to think I'm mad at him. He got his butt kicked by me the first time I met him. He knows I can fight."
"Why do you want him mad?"
"Because then he grovels, and that means that I get to be in on the plan to get Tiger. And the make-up sex is great!"
"Oh…very nice!" Kari said with a wink.
"Okay girls…lets have good clean fun. You can start whenever you're ready." John said from beside Syaoran, whose arms were crossed across his chest. Sakura and Kari both nodded to each other before getting into a stance.
The fight started off pretty even. Kari would throw a punch and Sakura would block it, then vise verse. They were landing blow for blow, until Kari left her guard down for a second too long and Sakura sent her flying into the nearby wall.
"Don't leave your guard down. Especially when you're around Tiger." Sakura informed as Kari attacked again and sent Sakura flying across the floor landing hard. The wind knocked out of her, but she managed to roll out of the way from Kari's foot slamming down. Sakura flipped up and attacked again trying to land a blow. They were both tuning out the yelling onlookers. "It's time to end this…" Sakura whispered to herself before blocking Kari's attack and landing a couple punches and a kick, then finally pinning the pink-haired girl to the floor.
"Fine you win…but I almost had you!" Kari giggled as Sakura helped her up.
"Kura that was awesome!" Tomoyo's voice rang out. Sakura turned to see her cousin videotaping the fight that had just ended. Sakura moved her eyes to look at Syaoran. Her smile turned into a frown at his expression. He looked surprised and pissed at the same time. Without another word to her friends she left the training room and headed back to the room she shared with Syaoran to pack.
"So was I good enough to go on this adventure tonight?" Kari asked with a cute smile.
"As long as you don't leave your guard down, I don't see a problem." Tobias commented looking at Syaoran for confirmation.
"Get her ready." Syaoran said leaving the room as well.
Sakura and Syaoran
Sakura was changing trying not to scream in frustration as Syaoran joined her.
"Sakura…" He started but stopped seeing the hostile look on her face.
"Don't Sakura me! What the hell is your problem!?" She screamed venting her frustration. "First you tell me you don't know if I should be with you. Then you think I'm going to get my ass kicked, then after I win the fight you act pissed off. What the HELL do you want from me?!"
"I'm not pissed off!"
"Bull shit! You think I'm some weak child that can't handle her own. Admit it."
"I almost wish you were! Then I wouldn't have to deal with your outbursts."
"You make me so angry!" Without knowing what was going on Syaoran pulled her into a tight hug that she struggled against, but finally calmed down and began to cry. "All you've done lately is make me feel worthless. I did all I could to get away from that woman and you're here making me feel like I should have stayed with her."
Syaoran just stood still and silent waiting for her to finish. He started kissing her neck and hair holding her tighter against him.
"You know I would never want you to feel worthless…especially by me. And I don't want you to think for even a second that I'd rather you with her than with me. I'm still getting used to this pit fighter side of you. And I already told you that I'm sorry for saying that shit about us not being together. Please calm down." He whispered, as her sobs became hiccups.
"Why can't you just be proud of me and stop being angry with me?" She whispered back.
"I am proud of you." He started turning her to face him. "I care about you." He said placing a kiss on her lips. "And I am not now, nor have I been angry with you…at least in the past three months." He smirked at the joke as she playfully smacked his arm and then hugged him again sighing.
"Look at me…I'm a mess…" She said whipping her tear-stained face.
"No you are beautiful." Syaoran said, drawing her into another passionate kiss.
Tobias and Tomicka
"So…are you going to let me snipe?" Tomicka asked in a child-like voice as they looked for clothes to wear.
"Xiao Lang said no one is to shoot unless someone pulls a gun on Kari. So no." Tobias said as he looked over his guns.
"Awe! That's no fun…what if Tiger is there?" She pouted.
"Then maybe." He smirked. "Think you can snipe with your 9mm?" He winked at his fiancée.
"Baby, you know I can shoot with a BB gun…smart ass." She said straddling him, an impish look on her face. He grinned at her before lifting his hands to her face and pulling her into a kiss.
"You promise me you'll be cautious tonight." He whispered millimeters from her lips.
"Promise." She whispered back before kissing him again.
Jamie and Mei Lin
"I think you should stay here." Jamie said sternly standing in front of his girlfriend.
"I think you've lost your mind." She shot back folding her arms looking back just as sternly.
"You're still hurt, and I don't need you doing anything stupid." He started yelling.
"And I don't need YOU doing anything stupid!" She matched.
"I can't stand the thought of loosing you!" He screamed before falling on the bed. "I can't stand it Mei." He finished whispering. She sighed in frustration. She loved him so much, and apparently he loved her too.
"Jamie…" She sighed kneeling on the floor to look at him face to face. "Do we have to go through this again? You are not going to loose me. We're going to watch. No action. We'll be in the shadows." She said running her fingers through his hair. He pulled her to him holding her close. "Ribs Jamie…" She reminded him.
"I'm sorry Mei…I know nothing is going to happen. I just worry. I love you Mei Lin." His said hugging her carefully.
"I love you too Jamie." She said kissing him. "You know…we still have a little while before we have to meet up downstairs…" She whispered in his ear before licking his lobe, causing him to shudder. Then pushing him down on the bed kissing his neck, her hands moving over his chest and under his shirt to feel his abs.
"Mei…" He whispered as his hands caressed her hips, and he shuddered feeling her soft lips kissing his heated flesh. He groaned feeling his pants tighten.
"Let me show you how much I love you." She whispered in a sexy voice before kissing him again on the lips and slipping his shirt over his head. He shivered feeling her kiss down his stomach and stop at his waistline. He groaned again as she massaged him through his pants making him harder. Her lips found his again and he used the chance to flip her onto her back. His lips moved down her neck and right above her breast.
"And I'll show you how much I worship you." He whispered back before stripping her. His breath caught at the sight of her naked form. "You are beautiful." He spoke before capturing her hard nipple. She moaned from the sudden contact. She yelped in surprise as his fingers attacked her lower lips. She moved her hips against his fingers trying to reach a release.
"Please Jamie…" She begged feeling her orgasm build. He stopped his torture, and returned to kissing her. She was wondering what he was doing when a loud moan left her lips as Jamie penetrated her. "Oh yes…" She moaned as they moved together. He groaned and gasped as he moved with her loving the sound of her sweet moans. His left hand massaged her breast as his right carefully held her body close. She arched herself into him as she reached her first orgasm, screaming in pleasure.
"Mei…" He gasped her name feeling her tighten against him. He moved faster in and out of her feeling himself about to release. He hid his face in her neck as he finally reached his peak. He moved her on top of him as his heart thudded against his ribcage. He chuckled lightly as she drew small circles across his chest, small giggles leaving her lips.
"Oh my Jamie…" She whispered snuggling up to him. "Let's just lay here together until we have to leave. Please?" She asked cutely as he chuckled again.
"I was just about to suggest the same thing." He whispered as he kissed her lips again and held her close.
9:00pm
The gangs were all assembled in the living room waiting to leave for the docks. Kari and Sage were dressed in matching orange shirts and black leather pants so they would stand out.
"Sage is your body guard. You don't look like siblings so you're going as a couple. These are your fake paperwork. Ids, social security cards, backgrounds in martial arts and artillery. Neither of you have living family, so they can't trace you back here. Kari's necklace and Sage's earring have trackers in them so if something were to happen we have a way of finding you. You're guns are loaded and ready. Sage…this mission won't be a problem? Did I ever have you get a tattoo?" Wolf stated as John and Max gave them the paperwork.
"No sir. I never got the tattoo. Always wore a Wolf pendant instead. You said you may have to use me for undercover since I blended in so well. I can handle this." Sage explained as he handed Max his Wolf chain and gun, receiving a black 9mm in replacement.
"And that's why I picked him Wolf. Even Tatiana does not know him. You only brought him back after she was gone." Syaoran said holding onto Sakura.
"Good…good…" Wolf said looking over his notes. "Kari, the signal is a gun shot in the air, to let us know you're in trouble. If you think for any reason you've been found out you call us here. The name is Sonata in your phone. Other than that…you're on your own as far as the competition tonight goes. Are you sure you can handle this?"
"Of course! Easy peasy!" She said smiling. She fixed the orange halter-top to show a bit more cleavage.
"Don't push it Kari…" Ryo said looking sternly at his little sister.
"Will you and Rowe chill? Seriously, I'm not a child!" She said making sure she had everything memorized.
"Let's move out and get into position before Kari and Sage leave for the docks. Take the black bike in the driveway and leave about five minutes after us. Understand?" Tobias asked as the girls grabbed their jackets and hugged Kari good luck. The two just nodded as everyone left.
Kari and Sage
"You excited?" Sage asked smiling at the girl next to him.
"Absolutely!" She said getting starry eyed. "Hey, you're not like…nervous about us pretending to be a couple are you?" She asked looking him over. His green eyes looked at her from under his curly, brown hair. His tan complexion contrasted with the orange muscle shirt that showed off his six-pack. She averted her gaze trying to hide her blush from checking him out. She hadn't realized that at the same time he was checking her out as well. He liked how her pink hair complemented her deep, blue eyes, and how every time she smiled the room seemed to brighten. Her body was lean and her legs and arms were toned. He was sure she could kick his ass.
"Na…this should be fun." He said smiling at her. "But we'll have to act like a couple. May I have the pleasure of holding your hand?" He asked with a charming wink. She only giggled and nodded, neither of them missing the spark that happened when he took her hand in his.
"Come on. We should get to the docks. Don't want to be late." Kari said smiling before dragging Sage out the door toward their waiting bike. She climbed on after him and held him around the waist, not at all hating the feel of his abs at her fingertips. He didn't hate the feel of her arms around him either, but shook his head of the thought. She was the Twins' little sister. He had no right to find her attractive…
Tsarina, Tatiana and Chaz
"Looks like we're getting a good turn out." Chaz spoke looking at all the hott girls and the built guys.
"Too bad for you Chaz. All those girls aren't here to enter." Tatiana said laughing at Chaz's face fall.
"Looks like there's one more bike pulling in." Tsarina said ignoring the other two's banter. She watched the two people; a tall man and a short girl wearing orange get off the bike and head their way.
"Hello there hot stuff…here to compete?" Tatiana asked strutting up to Sage, ignoring Kari.
"No, she is." He smiled looking down at Kari and winking.
"Awe is this your little sister?" Tatiana asked looking at the lovely pink-haired girl.
"I'm his girlfriend…" Kari responded glaring at Tatiana. "My name is Kari Zen. This is Sage Gato. I'm here to join your gang."
"What makes you think you're strong enough to be a Tiger?" Tsarina asked looking the girl over more closely.
"Because I'm awesome." Kari responded winking at Chaz. 'and because no Lion is weak…' she thought. "Let's get this show on the road." She smirked looking at all the muscle head idiots. She was pretty sure they were all brawn and no brain, and the little sluts with them didn't look too bright either. Yup…defiantly Tiger standards…
"Alright everyone!" Chaz called getting the attention of the thirty or so people standing around. "I need all the competitors to stand to the right and everyone else to the left." The group divided. Sage and all the girls went to stand on the left while Kari joined all the guys on the right. Sage was trying his hardest not to go and punch out all the guys checking her out.
"I think this lil girl is lost. Shouldn't you be over there with the other chicks?" One of the muscle idiots commented to Kari. She in turn smiled sweetly before punching him in the gut and bashing his head into her knee. Sending him to the ground moaning.
"Don't call me a chick…" she stated flipping her hair and winking again at Chaz, then secretly winking at Sage. Most of the muscle men standing by her took a step back.
"Well…I've decided how we're going to do the competition. Last one standing makes the gang." Tatiana screeched looking deadly at Kari's smirking face. She looked back at the man that came with her, licking her lips. That Sage boy was sure a looker, and Tatiana was determined to steal him away from the pink-haired bitch.
"Sounds like fun to me." Kari smiled looking at the men standing around her. She giggled taking down another one when they tried to attack her from behind. Sage just stood back smiling at his pretend girlfriend as she kicked ass.
The Gang
"She's kicking butt down there!" Sakura whispered looking through the binoculars. She smiled at Syaoran as Kari took down another big, muscular guy.
"She's using their weight against them." Syaoran commented. "What do you think Twins?"
"Yea yea…she's doing good." Ryo's voice sounded.
"I still don't like the fact that only Sage is with her." Rowe added, not taking his eyes off his sister watching her take down two more guys while laughing.
"Tatiana doesn't seem too happy about Kari winning…" Mei Lin's voice sounded through the headset.
"Looks like Tatiana's eyes are more on Sage than Kari." Tomicka giggled.
"Looks like Sage is doing his job by watching out for Kari though." Jamie added. The Twins nodded in agreement seeing how Sage's eyes never left the small girl who had just taken down the last guy.
"Looks like Kari is their new Tiger. Finally something is going right!" Tomoyo said with a smile on her face.
"We don't leave until they leave." Ryo stated watching Kari and Sage talk to Tsarina, Tatiana and the guy with them.
Kari and Sage
"Looks like you've proven yourself after all." Tsarina said looking at the men trying to pull themselves off the ground as Kari hugged Sage. "The rest of you can take your leave."
"That sure was fun!" Kari said holding Sage's hand trying to hold down her blush.
"Hey you did great." Sage complimented kissing her cheek. "We need to watch out for Tatiana…" He whispered in her ear before pulling back.
"Now that you've proven you can be one of us, we're going to head back to base so you can meet Tiger. He's the one that gives the final okay on letting you both join." Chaz said as they headed for their bikes. "Don't worry though, Kari. I don't see why he wouldn't want a beautiful girl like you in our gang."
"Thanks. That's sweet." Kari replied getting on the bike behind Sage, making sure to put on a com-link system to talk to her brothers.
"And I'm sure Tiger could always use another faithful man on his team. Especially one that's so handsome." Tatiana said to Sage licking her lips. He hid his disgust with a smile.
"Tiger seems to have a lot of pretty ladies around. This doesn't seem so bad to me." He said trying not to throw up at his lie. He smiled again at Tatiana before putting on his helmet and com-link system, then following them out of the dockyard.
Communication
"Kari are you alright?" Rowe's voice rang in her ear as they rode.
"Not even a scratch. Those boys were pitiful!" She giggled hugging Sage tighter. "They're taking us to Tiger's HQ."
"We figured. John is tracking both of you on the computer." Syaoran sounded.
"Great. How do you want us to handle Tiger Sir?" Sage asked as they continued to follow the others through Tomoada.
"Don't let yourselves known. If he wants to know how you heard about the competition tell him you have your hand in some underworld trading. It'll show up on the computer as so. Other than that play dumb. If he keeps you make sure you contact us. If he decides he doesn't want to shoot off your gun, and get out of there. Don't leave each other alone. And watch you back." Wolf said.
"I'm holding you responsible for Kari's safety Wolf boy!" Ryo warned.
"You better keep her safe." Rowe added.
"I'll protect her with my life Lions." Sage vowed, and smiled receiving another tight squeeze from Kari.
"Brothers you're going to scare Sage. Be nice!" She giggled again.
"If he's scared that means he wont mess up." Rowe stated.
"Enough!" Wolf's voice sounded. "You both be on guard and keep us updated."
"We will. And it looks like we're here." Sage said as the bikes ahead of him came to a stop at a small sized mansion.
"This place looks like shit…" Kari groaned. "Bye guys." She finished before turning off the com-link and taking off her helmet.
Tiger's Mansion
"Eww…and it smells!" Kari whispered to Sage. He smiled at her and grabbed hold of her hand.
"I'm here with you. Don't worry." Sage comforted. "But you're right. This place sucks."
"So how do you like our digs?" Chaz asked coming up to the two.
"It's gorgeous." Kari said with a smile, lying through her teeth.
"Glad you like it. Come on and meet Tiger." Chaz said grabbing her around the waist and leading her in. Sage grabbed her hand and pulled her back.
"Hey man…hands off my girl." Sage warned pulling Kari close.
"No harm dude. My bad!" Chaz said putting his hands up in defense. "Right this way." Kari and Sage just nodded before following him in, being followed by Tatiana and Tsarina.
"This is the main living room." Tatiana said plopping down on a couch. "Kitchen's through that door, and rooms are upstairs." The place was set up similarly to Wolf Mansion, but it was about half the size, and about ¼ the cleanliness.
"And here comes Tiger." Tsarina said causing the two to look up to the face of their enemy. Sage had to hold Kari tight to make sure she didn't attack him. "Tiger, this is Kari, the winner, and her boyfriend, Sage." Tiger took his time looking over Kari, and smirked seeing something he liked. Then he quickly glanced over Sage before turning back to his gang members.
"It's my pleasure to welcome you to my gang." Tiger said kissing Kari's hand. "I've had Tao run their background checks, and they're clean…" He chuckled at his joke. "Well as clean as crooks can be." The other gang members joined in on his laugh.
"Glad everything is to your liking." Sage stated.
"Now that everything is settled. Kari, I hear you go to Tomoada Acadame?" Tiger asked looking at the young woman again.
"Yes sir." She said smiling.
"There's a young woman there by the name Sakura Kinomoto. Do you know her?" He asked as they all sat down.
"No sir, but I'm sure I can if you would like me to." Kari knew what he was getting at, and was making sure to play his game. She took the offered picture of Sakura.
"Yes, quite. I want her. I bought her from her mother." Tiger pointed at Tsarina who smiled wickedly back. "You must be careful though. She's part of the Wolf gang, and is very hard to capture. I want you to befriend her, and help us find a way to capture her once and for all."
"What!? You can't be serious, Tiger! She doesn't know anything about undercover jobs. You're having her catch the Cherry Blossom?" Tatiana screamed getting angry,
"You had your chance Tatiana. You blew it." Tiger said getting angry.
"Don't worry Tats…I'm sure I can handle the job." Kari spoke smirking at Tatiana was a smug smile. Tatiana just screamed and threw a fit before storming out of the room.
"Get used to that…" Chaz said running a hand through his hair.
"Tsarina will show you to your rooms." Tiger said about to leave as well.
"Rooms?" Sage asked wondering why they weren't sharing one.
"Would you prefer to share a room?" Tiger asked raising a brow.
"We haven't slept in separate rooms in years…" Kari started, but stopped when Tiger put up his hand to silence her.
"Then by all means…Tsarina will show you to your shared room. Get some sleep, because tomorrow I want you to start on your mission." Tiger finished. Kari and Sage just nodded before following Tsarina and Chaz up the stairs.
Kari and Sage
After saying goodnight to Tsarina and Chaz, they made sure they weren't being listened to, and finally relaxed a bit. They looked around the small room, which would make a closet look huge and frowned.
"You can have the bed. I'll take the floor." Sage said, not happy about their living situation. He missed his room at Wolf Mansion.
"We could have had separate rooms Sage…I don't want you sleeping on the floor." Kari said looking disgusted at the room.
"I promised the Twins I would protect you. And I do NOT trust this place, or these people. I'm not letting you out of my sight."
"Well then we'll share the bed." She shrugged.
"I don't want your brothers to kill me…"
"I wont tell if you don't. You can't sleep on the floor…they probably have bugs…" She did have a point. Sage just sighed in defeat.
"Alright you win. Call your brothers before they freak out. I'll use the sorry excuse of a bathroom." Kari giggled before dialing the phone, and waited, staring at the bathroom door.
"Hey Sonata! We're here, and in our rooms." She giggled at the idea of her brothers knowing she wasn't actually in her own room. "I'll talk to you tomorrow. I'm heading to bed. I have school tomorrow. Love you two. Ja!" She hung up and turned to grab her PJs, but stopped gasping in shock. Sage had come out of the bathroom wearing pajama pants only. She took her time looking over his upper body, and had to remind herself to shut her mouth and look away.
"You alright Kari? You look a little red." He said looking at her with concern.
"Fine…fine! I'm going to go change." She stammered before hiding in the bathroom. She emerged a few minutes later in a lime green pajama set and her hair up in a messy bun. "Good night!"
"Night. If I hog the bed just push me or something." He joked before turning out the light after Kari got under the covers.
Syaoran and Sakura
They were lying in bed cuddling together trying to get to sleep.
"I'm worried about Kari, Syao…" She said cuddling closer to him.
"Sage is a good Wolf, and he'll watch over her. Plus you know she can kick ass. What's to worry about?" He asked caressing her back.
"What if Tiger finds out she's really a Lion?"
"Even if that could happen, we have people watching Tiger's mansion at all times to help her out if she were to need it. Now get to sleep. You can talk with her tomorrow at school. You know Tiger is going to want her to 'befriend' you so he can plot to capture you. Everything is going to be alright." His whispered the last part before kissing her.
"Good night Little Wolf." She whispered back. Once he was sure she was asleep, he whispered to himself.
"Wo Ai Ni Cherry Blossom. Tomorrow is going to be a long day…"
Authors Note: Sorry for the late update. Hope everyone likes it! Read and Review, and I'll update again as soon as I get a few reviews!