Authors Note: So if there's a lot of typos in this chapter or the last one it's because I was typing fast, and want to get this story done for yall! Also I've been up till 1am writing these two… hope you enjoy! Since I only got like 2 reviews I'm being nice in posting this early… More reviews please!
Chapter Twenty-Two: Moving
First chance they got wasn't happening any time soon from what Sakura could tell. They had been dragged into some range rovers around 6am and then properly blindfolded. Chaz/Chance hadn't been able to find out anything, and neither she nor Kari had eaten in about 12 hours. When her alarm on her cell went off signaling time for school, Sakura knew that they had been driving for about 2 hours. Her stomach was growling, and she had a feeling that Kari's was as well.
"How are you feeling Kari?" Sakura whispered to the girl tied to her back. Kari had been pretty quiet.
"Car sick… luckily no food in my stomach to throw up…" Kari whispered back. This was getting ridiculous! They needed to stop for a break, and Sakura needed to pee.
"Not that you care, but is there somewhere we can stop before we have and accident in your car? Also maybe something to eat?" Sakura shouted over the blaring music. She couldn't hear a response, and figured it was a hell no. She was almost surprised when the music quieted and the SUV slowed down.
"We're stopping in 30 minutes for your break. Don't think about running. There won't be anyone around for miles." Tiger's voice spoke. Great… nowhere to go. At least she would get a chance to stretch her legs. And fresh air would do Kari some good too. Of course it was at least an hour later before they stopped the vehicle. Tiger opened the back where she and Kari were seated. Their blindfolds were removed, and Sakura had to blink a few times to see through the blinding sun. They were in some kind of forest area. Tiger and three huge guys pulled her and Kari out of the back. Kari was looking a little green, but she still looked ready to kill. A few minutes later two more range rovers pulled up and stopped too. Chaz/Chance got out of the driver's seat of one, and some ugly chick out of the other.
"Girls meet Tara and her sisters." Tiger spoke as five more girls got out of one SUV. They all looked relatively the same, save for Tara who was petite, and the others looked almost like they could pass for guys. "They will be escorting you to the bathroom." As if Sakura and Kari didn't have a choice, Tara's sisters grabbed Sakura and Kari and walked them away from the group into a clearing.
"And why can't we just kill them now sis?" One of the sisters asked Tara. So she was Tiger's new slut. Figured.
"Because he said not to. He has plans for the brunet, and the pink is for leverage." Tara spoke as Sakura and Kari quickly took care of business. They walked back to the SUVs and Chaz/Chance handed them some McDonalds bags. Sakura almost said something nice, but remembered that Tiger was there, and so she just glared and took the bag.
"Eat fast… we're leaving in five minutes." Chaz/Chance spoke. Sakura sighed, before grabbing her necklace and playing with it. Wait! Her necklace! She looked up at Kari, and their eyes met. They both hid their smiles. Even if they couldn't call for help… Syaoran knew exactly where they were.
Syaoran
Sakura's tracker hadn't stopped moving after their little brief break. He was going out of his mind. Bad enough he was worried about her, but he was also worried about Sage. The kid was beating himself up… literally. The kid barely ate or slept. He was always in the training room or going on low level missions. He was completely distraught.
"Let me know the second it stops for more than twenty minutes." Syaoran said to Akashi, who only nodded, and took up Syaoran's spot in front of the computer. Syaoran headed toward the training room, not surprised to see Sage there beating the shit out of a heavy bag. With another sigh, he walked over to the man and grabbed the bag. He saw Sage look up at him as he stopped, but it was evident that he wasn't going to break for long.
"Lift up your shirt." Syaoran spoke making Sage look confused and pissed at the same time.
"What? Get out of my way I'm training." Sage spoke about to hit the heavy bag again. Syaoran moved the bag and tapped his stomach making Sage groan in pain and double over.
"Lift your damn shirt!" Syaoran yelled this time. Sage's face turned murderous, but he did as was asked and Syaoran suppressed a growl seeing the deep bruising from where the vest had stopped the bullets. "Damn it Sage! Get your ass to the infirmary."
"I'm fine." Sage spoke standing again.
"You can't save Kari if one little tap doubles you over. Now as your friend and your leader I am ordering you to go see Wei and get some rest. If you don't then I will not let you know where they are and you will have no part in rescuing them. Do I make myself clear?" Syaoran hated having to threaten Sage, but if the boy wouldn't listen then it was the only way. Sage only nodded and left the room. Syaoran sighed again. Sage was way too much like him… With a punch to the bag he left to go find out the extent of Sage's bruises.
Kari
By the time they had stopped it was dark out. They were obviously very far from Tokyo, and Kari still felt like shit. She was never very good about car rides, but this time was the worst. All the off roading, and Tiger's sucky driving did not help her at all. They were dragged out of the range rover and thrown into another set of cages in some rundown log cabin in the middle of nowhere. At least Chance had gotten them some food, though how she kept it down was a mystery to her. The only chance they had was the tracker in Sakura's necklace. Though after they were rescued she had little will left to live. Sage was gone.
"How are you felling?" Sakura's voice rang out to her from the other cell. She was so sweet and she really shouldn't have been here.
"In pain. Tired. Feel like throwing up, and wanting to shoot Tiger." Kari answered. Her stomach was still knotted from the car ride. Her heart was completely broken. "I miss him Sakura."
"I know there's nothing I can say to make it any better. But I do know how you feel, and I can promise that it gets easier." Sakura was saying some nice things. It wasn't helping, but Kari appreciated the thought. "Tell me how Tiger caught you." Ahh… the story.
"Well…"
Flashback
"Aki Sage and the Twins sister… under my roof for over 3 weeks." Tiger's voice sounded behind her and Sage. They both stopped and turned around facing the disgusting man.
"Kari… go to your brothers. I'll deal with him." Sage spoke to her, pushing her behind him.
"No we'll protect each other remember?" She spoke grabbing for her gun… realizing too late that it was not there. It must have fallen when they rolled out of the way. Shit.
"If you love me you will go get to safety so I don't have to worry about you." He spoke to her, grabbing his gun. Sure his was still there.
"You come find me the second you're done here. I love you." She spoke before heading off. She hadn't gone to her brothers though. She had gone around some garbage cans and watched. She couldn't hear the words said, but she watched in horror as Sage went to lift his gun to shoot, Tiger shot him at least six times. Then she watched him fall. She had run over to Sage's body, checking for a pulse, but finding none, and he wasn't even breathing. She could also feel blood.
"No! SAGE!" She had screamed, but he was gone. And then she felt Tiger pull her up by her hair. She had landed a punch, and then the gun was pointed to her head. "Pull the trigger you bastard!"
"No… you are worth more to me alive. I will get a pretty penny for you." He spoke as he back handed her, then dragged her away from her love.
End Flashback
"I wish you hadn't come here Sakura. You should have stayed where you were." Kari glared again. "Where ever here is anyways."
"Were half way up Mount Fuji." Chance's voice sounded from the door way. Kari turned her sad, angry eyes to their ally. "There's zero communication, so I can't get word out to Li."
"He knows where we are." Sakura spoke, once again playing with her necklace. Chance didn't ask questions. He put a bag of food into each of their cells. At least he had kept his word about take out. "Any clue how long we're gonna be here?"
"No… Tiger's saying a week. I think he's got some bigger plans, but I don't know anything. And that Tara chick is crafty. If I hear anything else I'll get word to you." He said before leaving. Kari and Sakura just sat there as they munched on their food.
Sage
"Those vests may help keep you alive, but they don't keep you in one piece. You're lucky it's only bruising." Wei spoke to him. Every time he lightly poked a bruise, Sage had to keep from yelling out. It hurt like a bitch. "If you rest for at least a day, maybe two then you should be good as new."
"So go up and get some sleep before I make Wei drug you unconscious." Syaoran's voice sounded from the door behind him. He suppressed a growl, knowing that if Kari were here he would listen to her. She would tell him to rest and then get to business. So he nodded at his leader.
"Yea I will." He said to make sure Syaoran understood. Just as he stood to go get a shower and some sleep, Akashi came to the door, and said some words to Syaoran. "What did he want?" Sage asked as he put on a shirt.
"Sakura's signal has stopped. There's some jamming equipment that's making it bounce, but he's sure he can get through it and locate the girls. It's going to take a couple days. So go rest." Syaoran said, then promptly left the room so Sage couldn't argue. With a sigh, he left the infirmary and went to his room.
His tears came when he fell on his bed and smelled Kari. He had been without her for over 20 hours, and already missed her like crazy. She was prisoner to a lunatic, and being held somewhere, and thought that he was dead. Things were not looking up for him.
1 Week Later
"Finally!" Akashi shouted as he got through the jamming equipment. Syaoran and Sage were training as far as he knew, but this information would stop them. He wrote down the coordinates and rushed out of the com room and toward the gym. The two men were in the middle of a sparring match, and normally it would be something he and the rest of the house would want to see, but these circumstances were different. There was just no time. "Li!"
Syaoran looked up to Akashi's excited face, and held a hand up to Sage, signaling a pause. It was all he could do lately to keep himself and Sage from going crazy waiting for Sakura's signal to actually work.
"What's up?" He asked as he downed some water and threw a bottle to Sage. Akashi was smiling… that had to be a good thing.
"I found them!" Akashi's words hit both the men like a jolt of lightning. They ran from the floor and up the stairs to where Akashi was pointing to some numbers on paper. Latitude and Longitude.
"Mount Fuji? They're half way up a mountain?" Sage asked as he used his towel to soak up his sweat. He felt more at easy just knowing where Kari was. "So what now?"
"Akashi, go get Jamie, Tobias, Eriol, the Twins, and the girls. Tell them to gear up and meet on the heli pad. We are leaving right now!" Syaoran said as he grabbed his towel and left the room. Sage didn't hesitate to rush to his room and gear up either. Akashi just smiled, as he went and delivered Syaoran's message.
Sakura
A whole damn week… actually 8 days, 13 hours, 24 minutes and counting as far as Sakura was concerned. She and Kari had made sure to not give up hope. Chaz/Chance had said that there was no communication up here, which probably meant jamming equipment. She also knew that Syaoran would not stop until he found her. Kari was over in her cell doing another set of push-ups while Sakura stretched. They had also made sure to keep up with as much training as they could in their cramped cells.
"What do you think Tiger's going to use us for?" Kari's voice sounded, breaking up Sakura's thoughts. Tiger had not bothered to come in at all since they got here. Only sending in Chance or the Tara chick with some food. "He was always saying how he wanted you… well he has you… so why keep me alive? Why not kill me at least since he has you?" So Kari still had her death wish… at least the girl wasn't being creepily silent like she had the past three days.
"You probably didn't know, but I used to be Tiger's top ranked pit fighter in China. This was before I knew anything about gangs. I'm assuming he wants me pit fighting again." Sakura said, wishing she could go for a run or something…
"He's going to sell you both on the black market." Chance spoke from the door. Gods Sakura hated when he snuck in like that. "After he kills Li. That's what I've heard anyways. He figures you'll get him a lot of money and respect." Chance handed them some clean clothes and food. "Kari… do you need to talk about Sage?" Ooooo… that was a bad thing to ask. Sakura watched Kari's eyes turn cold as she glared at their only ally.
"Don't even speak his name." Kari seethed. Sakura suppressed a giggle watching Chance back away from the irate girl. "If you know what's good for you Chaz, then you won't even think his name, or ever bring him up around me. Clear?"
"Chrystal…" Chance spoke as he continued to back away from pissed off Kari. "But just for the record, I'm sorry for your loss." He finished before leaving the room. Sakura figured if Kari had something heavy to throw she probably would have aimed for Chance's head.
"Kari?" Sakura looked over to the girl who was changing into the clean clothes. She wished she had the right words to make her feel better.
"Please don't Sakura." Kari whispered as she pulled a shirt over her head. Sakura could see the tears that Kari was holding back.
"When we get out of here… if you don't cry I'm going to kick your ass until you do. Got it?" Sakura asked as she too got dressed. She heard Kari's slight laugh.
"Yea… you got a deal." Kari agreed, opening her bag of food. "Got a note… 'I think Tiger is getting suspicious of me. Going to have to send Tara for a while. We also might be moving again, but not for a couple days. I sure hope Li gets here soon.'"
"That Tara chick creeps me the fuck out! And her sisters look like dudes." Sakura spoke, digging into her lo mein. She stopped with a mouth full of food hearing a helicopter? "What the hell?" She and Kari locked eyes hearing a bunch of yelling coming from the main house. Something was up.
"Time to go ladies." Tiger spoke in fake calm as he walked into their cell area with 6 guards. "Somehow your Little Wolf found you, that means it is time to leave. Grab them." Granted Tiger knew she and Kari would fight tooth and nail the whole time, but that didn't stop him from getting them bound and gagged again. Tiger stopped in front of her grabbing her necklace. "Chaz, or shall I call him Chance? He should have known that I keep my safe houses bugged. I've dealt with him. Now for this?" He yanked off her necklace and threw it on the floor of their cell before having them yanked along as they went through a tunnel and into some hummers. Syaoran had been so close. Now was her turn to hold back the tears as they drove through some tunnel that was cut into the mountain. They came out the other side… she couldn't even see the helicopter from the road they were on.
Syaoran
"Surround the house, and on my go, we head in." Syaoran spoke through his com-link. The house was darker than he wanted, and he couldn't hear or see anyone inside. "GO!" He shouted as he and the others infiltrated the house where Sakura's signal was coming from. Akashi and Sage were with him, Akashi holding some computer gadget that had Sakura's strong signal on it.
"Kitchen CLEAR!" Came Mei Lin's voice.
"Living room CLEAR!" Came Eriol.
"Bedrooms CLEAR!" Came Rowe.
"Basement is clear, but you might want to come down here." Came Ryo's voice. Syaoran felt the panic set in, and could see Sage go as ridged as he was. They all walked toward the basement and headed down the stairs. Syaoran held back a yell seeing the cells. No doubt that was where the girls had been held. In one there was a body lying motionless.
"It's too large to be one of the girls." Syaoran spoke more to ease himself. Sage walked over, and moved the body revealing Chance. The CIA undercover agent was barely alive. In his hand he was clutching Sakura's necklace.
"Chance? CHANCE? Wake up man!" Sage was lightly shaking the man who was covered in blood and sporting a few gunshot wounds. Chance made a gurgling sound and opened his eyes slightly. Then widened them seeing Sage.
"Dude… you're dead! Kari…said you… were dead!" Chance spoke. Well sort of spoke.
"Na man… bulletproof vest. Knocks you on your ass, but saves your life." Sgae spoke holding the man up. "Where's Kari and Sakura?"
"Tiger took… them. He… found out I… was on your side. The place… is bugged. He took them. China… I think? It's so… cold man." Chance spoke looking as if he was about to lose consciousness.
"Hold on Chance. We're going to get you to a doctor." Syaoran spoke from next to Sage. He grabbed the offered necklace, placing it in his pocket before addressing the group. "Back to the mansion… we have more problems now."
Kari
Her motion sickness was setting in again as Tiger drove like a bat outta hell toward some unknown destination. She suppressed more tears. Chance was dead. Their only ally was gone, and the only tracker they had was gone too. She also hadn't been able to grieve for Sage. If she and Sakura didn't get some good news soon, she might just go insane. She and Sakura's gags had slipped off, but she was afraid to talk because her lo mein was threatening to come up.
"How's the car sickness Kari?" Sakura whispered as Tiger swerved again.
"Worse than last time. Any clue where we're going?" She asked trying to take slow breathes. The SUV took a sharp turn and the girls went tumbling on the floor and rolling. The car stopped harshly, rolling Kari into the back of the seats, and Sakura into Kari. "Mother fucker!" She cursed when something scratched her. Tiger's men and Tara with her sisters came around and pulled her and Sakura out of the SUV. They were at some private airfield. She was shoved into a jet and into a seat on the plane. Sakura sat across the aisle from her. Both had a huge guy sitting with them. Things were just getting better and better…
Wolf HQ
"I can't find anything about planes leaving the country. We're going to have to wait for some kind of word from the girls. They're smart… they'll find a way." Eriol spoke fixing his glasses. Syaoran and Sage were both filled with rage and sorrow. A deadly mix. "How's Chance?" Maybe something else would get their minds off the girls.
"Wei said he may pull through. Tina seems a little upset, but she's watching him." Sage spoke, still pacing like Syaoran. "Maybe we should start in China like he said?" Syaoran only shook his head.
"We can't risk going there and him being wrong. He was mostly dead when we found him. When he wakes up and is more alert we'll try and ask him again. Right now as much as it pisses me off we are going to have to wait for word like Eriol said." Syaoran answered, finally sitting down in a chair.
"We all need some rest. We should get some sleep." Ryo spoke from the wall. He frowned seeing Sage still pacing. The kid definitely loved his sister. You could tell just by how much it was driving Sage mad.
"You guys go. I'm going to stay up for a while." Sage said as he continued to go crazy. He looked up to meet Ryo's fist in his face.
Ryo frowned as he caught the unconscious Sage before the kid hit the ground.
"Sorry kid… there wasn't an option." Ryo spoke as Rowe helped pick him up. "Now if he had been well rested he would still be conscious."
"I'm going to have Wei give him a sedative too. I understand that he's distraught, but he's not taking care of himself either." Syaoran responded. The Twins nodded before heading to the infirmary to get the sedative before Sage came around.
"A little harsh don't you think?" Tomoyo asked from Eriol's lap. She looked concerned, and a little sleepy. No Sakura was causing a lot of people pain. No Kari wasn't helping either.
"Sage wouldn't have gone to bed. He would have stayed up till next week if he could." Mei Lin said. Jamie's arms were protectively around her. The guys were not leaving the girls for longer than five minutes if they could help it.
"I told them to do it." Tobias spoke from the wall where Tomicka was hugging him close.
"It was a mutual agreement." Syaoran said from the couch. "I informed Tobias that if Sage wouldn't listen to reason then the Twins needed to help him. Apparently it was a good idea because that one punch shouldn't have knocked him out like that."
"He's in his room with a nice sedative from Wei. Wei says it'll wear off in about 9 hours." Rowe said coming back into the room. "Hope Ryo doesn't leave a bruise."
"Sage will understand someday. Just be prepared for him to be super pissed when he wakes up. For now, everyone to bed." Syaoran said as they all got up to head to bed. "And keep your phones on and charged just in case."
The Girls
Oh Sakura knew right where they were as they flew. She had left from here months before. The flight back seemed shorter than the one she took to Tokyo the first time. Beijing… Tiger was flying them to Beijing. Good thing Tsarina was dead, or else Sakura might have actually been worried.
"What's in Beijing?" Sakura asked Tiger, feeling bold and definitely healthier then Kari looked. Poor girl was not liking the flying. Tiger looked at her almost stunned. Then he just smiled and looked out the window.
"My main operation is out of Beijing, why do you think Tsarina kept you pit fighting here?" Tiger answered her. She was actually surprised he even bothered, but then figured that he wasn't planning on her going anywhere that would need discretion. How was she going to get a hold of Syaoran?
She usually loved flying, that's why she always went on out of town missions. However, the thought of Sage and Chance gone, her and Sakura kidnapped, and possibly being sold on the black market as sex slaves no doubt, her stomach just wasn't holding tough. She had also heard Sakura say Beijing. That was good to know. The plane jerked as they started their landing process. She gripped the arm rests while trying to breathe and not throw up her in-flight meal. She had a plan on hand… she just hopped that it would work.
10 days 6 hours and 14 minutes since she had last seen her love. And that had been the last time she ever would. He was probably properly buried by now. Kari held back tears yet again. She didn't even have a picture of him. His curly, brown hair and beautiful green eyes that always looked at her with so much love. Now all he was was a memory. She would save Sakura though. She owed it to Syaoran.
The landing was the worst she had ever experienced. Sakura seemed to think so too if the look on her face meant anything. As soon as they were at full stop, she started to fain sicker than she was. She was always a good actress. Her dumb as a box of rocks, body guard didn't bother to bind her hands like Sakura's were. That helped for when she "accidently" bumped into Tiger and stole his tiny cell phone. Mei Lin had taught her some great pick-pocketing skills. She used the feel of the keys to dial one of her brothers' phones. At least she had memorized one of them.
As soon as she stepped off the plane it was go time. She hit send on the phone, elbowed the idiot with all her might and ran like hell listening to the phone ring.
"Fucker pick up the phone!" Kari yelled as she ran.
"Hello?" Ryo answered.
"Ryo! Beijing! We're in Bei..AHH!" Kari screamed and dropped the phone as a bullet went through her upper arm. Tiger had shot her, and didn't kill her. She could still hear her brother yelling over the phone, but Tiger showed up in her vision, and one of Tara's man-sisters bound her hands with duct tape behind her back. Tiger picked up the phone and closed it before dropping it back on the ground and crushing it. Kari only glared. "You should have just killed me."
"My dear Kari, I already have buyers lined up for you. I'll be sure we get that bullet out and your arm fixed before you meet them. Get them in the car." Tiger growled as she and Sakura were shoved into black limos with completely black windows. No one outside would see the kidnapped girls.
Wolf HQ
"Ryo! Beijing! We're in Bei…AHH!" Kari's voice sounded through the receiver. Ryo's blood ran cold not hearing his sister anymore.
"KARI!? KARI ARE YOU THERE?!" Ryo yelled as he jumped out of bed, putting on some pants and running toward Tobias's room. He cursed when the phone completely died. He banged on Tobias's door as hard as he could. Trying to call back the phone number, but got nothing. His sister had better be alive.
"What the fuck man?" Tobias started but turned serious and concerned seeing Ryo's face. "What is it?"
"Kari called." Ryo all but yelled. "She said they're in Beijing."
"Get your brother and get everyone up and to the living room as soon as you can. And wake up Sage." Tobias said as he shut his door most likely to get Tomicka and wake Syaoran. So he headed to get his brother first, then his sister's boyfriend. His twin was less than happy to get woken up at 9:30am, but he would surely get over it.
"What's up my brother?" Rowe asked zipping up some jeans. They were all trying to get as much sleep as possible, and Rowe looked pissed having missed out.
"Kari called me. We have to go wake Sage." Ryo said turning from the door and heading down the hall. He could hear his twin's footsteps right behind him. He didn't even bother knocking as he walked into Sage's room. The kid was still passed out. "He's gonna be pissed that I punched him." Ryo whispered as he shook Sage to rile him.
Sage
Someone was shaking the shit out of him, and his cheek was sore. Then the memories started flooding. Ryo had punched him for no fuckin reason. In fact it sounded like Ryo's voice as the person kept shaking him. He opened his eyes feeling groggy.
"I should kick your ass for you." His voice sounded drunk. He didn't remember drinking.
"Dude the sedatives haven't worn off yet." Rowe said from behind Ryo. They had sedated him… ass holes! His bearings were returning. That was a good thing. He would be able to move soon.
"You had better have a damn good reason for punching, sedating, and now shaking me awake." Sage growled as he slowly sat up in his bed. He was still in his clothes from the night before. Kari… he needed to find her.
"Kari called." Ryo spoke. At the sound of her name, it was like getting blasted with cold water. "We know where she is, but she's in danger. Come on." Sage all but flew out of bed… which was a bad idea because as soon as he stood his vision swam. Damn drugs.
"We'll help you out. Come on." Rowe said as the Twins each grabbed an arm and walked him down to the living room.
Syaoran
Whoever was banging on his door had a death wish. He groaned and got out of bed. He had gotten shit for sleep, and even contemplated getting a sedative to sleep. When he opened the door Tobias was standing in the door frame.
"What?" He needed some coffee… and more sleep. Tobias tried to glare. Syaoran almost laughed at the attempt. Tomicka must have been trying to teach him… she hadn't succeeded.
"Ryo got a call from Kari. I don't know how, and I don't care. She told him they're in Beijing. I didn't ask many questions, but he and everyone else are meeting us in the living room." Tobias spoke quickly. Syaoran nodded and followed his friend down the hall. They needed details. They needed a plan. He needed to get his Sakura back.
They were the first to arrive. The Twins and a groggy Sage came next, followed by the rest of the mansion. Everyone looked tired, but concerned. They hadn't faired any better with sleep than he had. As soon as everyone was in the room, they all turned to Ryo.
"So I got a call a bit ago from Kari. She sounded like she was running. She said they were in Beijing, and then I heard a shot and that was all before the phone died." Syaoran watched as Sage's eyes widened. He obviously hadn't heard the "got shot" part either.
"Eriol… do we know where Tiger's head quarters is located in Beijing?" Syaoran asked looking at his second.
"No. I only knew about him having pit fighters in China. Not a whole operation." Eriol spoke in a tired voice. Shit… this was going to take a while.
"Ok so here's the deal. It's going to take at least a day to get the jet ready." Syaoran started. "We all need to get more sleep. So… everyone is to go back to bed for at least four more hours."
"Fuck that! Kari could be hurt or worse." Sage's rage came out. Syaoran turned his worst glare on the kid.
"You will go get more sleep or I'll have Wei sedate you again and you'll miss the flight." Syaoran threatened. Sage immediately shut up. "That goes for everyone. Now… we will all meet here at 1:00pm to get a plan in order. While planning I want Akashi and Eriol in the coms room getting any and all information you can about where Tiger might be in Beijing. Jamie and Tobias, I want you to get your members in China ready and on standby for when we get there. Girls I want you to get everything you can on anyone that might be helping Tiger out. There's no way he could handle Sakura and Kari alone. Sage you are coming with me. Right now." Everyone else headed back to bed, while Sage stumbled down the hall behind his leader.
"How can you be so calm about this whole thing?" Sage spoke. "Don't you care for Sakura at all?" Syaoran had had enough. He turned around and pinned Sage to the wall. It was obvious the drugs were still in the boys system.
"I love her more than anything, but I have to be a strong leader for this gang." Syaoran seethed. "Now you listen to me and you listen good. You are like my brother, and as such you need to get it together." Sage glared, but was smart enough to keep his mouth shut. "Kari was most likely injured. She thinks you're dead. She's probably hanging on to her sanity by a thread. You need to be strong for her. She's counting on you."
"I've already let her down. I'm a failure." Sage choked out. So he was finally going to let the tears out. Good… crying brought strength that little people understood. Syaoran brought Sage into a hug and let him cry. "I love her."
"I know my brother." Syaoran spoke finally letting some of his own tears fall. "We are going to get our women back you hear me?" Sage nodded in his shoulder. Syaoran pulled away to look into his "brother's" face.
"What do you need me to do?" Sage asked after getting himself under control.
"I need you to get as much rest as you can. After the meeting you and me are going to do some training and planning of our own." Syaoran said as serious as he could. Sage seemed to catch onto the flow and seemed calmer. "You're a Wolf. And it's about time you start really being one. No more hiding from Tiger, and no more playing down your strengths." Sage smiled the same wolfish smile as Syaoran.
"Alright. This time it's past personal. And I have an idea on how to find Tiger." Sage said with an even bigger smile. "All I need is a phone."
Authors Note: Hope you enjoy! R+R