Authors Note: I'm so glad you enjoyed the last chapter. I'm hoping to wrap up this story fairly soon. I hope you enjoy

Chapter Twenty-Six: Tricky Tiger

Mei Lin was hanging out with Akashi as he continued to monitor Kari and Sage. They were due to land in Florida in about five hours, but that wasn't stopping everyone from freaking out. The Twins had been bugging Akashi so much that the Dragon finally kicked them both out of the room indefinitely. Mei had decided to be the nice one and come keep tabs for them.

"Jamie piss you off again Mei?" Akashi asked as he continued to type away at the computer.

"No. Why would you think that?" She asked as she leaned back in the chair thinking about her relationship. She wasn't mad at Jamie, she was just wondering if he was going to propose to her too. She honestly didn't want him to. Not that she wouldn't be ecstatic, but with everyone getting engaged, it wouldn't feel like a special moment. It would feel more like he was asking her just because everyone else was getting a ring.

"You're in here with me instead of hanging out with him." The man shrugged.

"I just need some space, and he understands that. I figured it would be a better use of my time to monitor Kari and Sage, then spend time being angry." Not even really angry, just confused and frustrated. Maybe she should have gone and spared with Sakura.

"Well I never turn down company." Akashi smiled. She returned the gesture, and then turned back to the computer.

Jamie

He was so pissed off and he really shouldn't be! He hit the heavy bag again and again as the music blasted. Mei Lin was pulling away from him, and he had a strange feeling that it had to do with Sakura and Tomoyo getting engaged. Maybe she felt left out. They had never really talked about getting married. He thought that they were in a good place. With an aggravated growl he hit the bag once more before heading off to find her. He needed to know for sure what was going on.

"Jamie, where are you heading?" Tomicka asked as they passed each other in the hall.

"To find Mei. Have you seen her?" He asked.

"Yea, she's hanging out with Akashi." He turned toward his computer room, and walked in to find them both being silent and on computers.

"Hey Kash, mind if I steal Mei for a bit?" He asked, obviously scaring the two as they both slightly jumped and went for their guns. He smirked at his girlfriend as she rolled her eyes at him.

"He doesn't need me in here anyways." Mei Lin spoke as she got up and walked with him toward their room. She looked at him with confusion as he sat her on the bed and paced. He was glad Mei Lin didn't try to say anything. She just waited for him to talk.

"Are you mad at me or something?" He finally asked, turning to face her with his arms crossed across his chest. One of her delicate eyebrows rose.

"Why? Have you done something I should be mad about?" She asked, and he had to try to keep his mind out of the gutter as she crossed her legs, and crossed her arms as well. This caused her breasts to move up and Jamie's mouth to instantly water.

"Not that I can think of, but you've been pulling away lately." He said, starting to pace again. He thought better when he paced.

"I've just been trying to process. I'm sorry if you feel like I'm mad." She said with a smile, then her smile turned to an evil smirk. "Although if you feel like you've done something wrong I know a few ways you can make it up to me. Don't want you going around with a guilty conscience." She did that finger crook thing that drove him crazy as she beckoned him to her. He really really wanted to get this talk over, but damn she knew how much he wanted her, and knew how to get him to go crazy for her.

"I want to Mei, but seriously. I feel like you're mad." He said, trying really hard to not pounce on her. "Does it have to do with Sakura and Tomoyo?" He could see the surprised look on her face. So it did have to do with them getting rings.

"Now, Jamie. I don't want you getting the wrong idea." She said, standing to face him. He looked down at her.

"Do you want to explain that?" He asked, straining to not touch her.

"I'm not mad that I don't have a ring. I'm just worried that you'll think you need to propose, and I don't want you to." She said as if it was a simple thing to think. He didn't know how to feel about that.

"So if I were to propose to you, you would tell me no?" He asked, trying to understand her mind. She giggled.

"Of course not, but I love what we have right now. I just feel like if you were to ask me right now that I wouldn't know if you were asking because you really want to marry me, or if you're asking because the other guys asked their girls and you didn't want to feel left out."

"Well, I'm not asking you." He shrugged simply. "I love what we have right now too." Well this was going pretty easily. He took the chance to place his hands on her hips and pull her closer. "Not that I won't ask you someday, but if you're happy waiting, then I'm happy. When I do propose, I'm going to make it the most special moment of your life." She smiled, placing her arms around his neck and pulling him down.

"Sounds great." And she pressed her lips to his, and Jamie was glad he had taken the moment to have that talk.

Kari

She was never going to fly for 22 hours ever again. Not only did the baby not enjoy being in the air for this long, but she was seriously hating the constant ups and downs. They had to stop in London, England for a couple hours for the plane to refuel, then again in Newark, New Jersey, and were almost to Florida.

"Here babe." Sage spoke handing her some water and two Tylenol. It was the only medication she could take, and it didn't do shit, but it was better than nothing. "How you feeling?" He asked pulling her into his arms. She was glad he was there with her. At least she wasn't being sent somewhere alone. She was pretty sure if her brothers had tried to send her somewhere alone, she would shoot them both.

"I don't think the baby likes flying." She spoke, cuddling up to him. She was still trying to get over the fact that he was alive. He chuckled, and it made her smile. She had never thought she would hear that again.

"Did Yukito say when we would get to know the sex?" Sage asked. He was taking this baby thing a lot better now. She figured it was because he had finally gotten over the idea of him not being good enough for her.

"Not for another 2 months at least. We will have to find a doctor in Florida though. Yuki wants me to get an ultrasound done." She couldn't help the stupid grin on her face. She loved her little jelly bean. "Do you want a girl or a boy?"

"A girl." Sage said without hesitation, and she couldn't help but laugh. He wanted the complete opposite of her. "A beautiful little girl that looks just like her mother." Was he seriously a heart throb or what?

"That's funny, because I want a boy that looks handsome like his father." She said looking up to him. He chuckled and kissed her. She sighed in the kiss. At least in Florida they could relax and get to know each other better.

"Mr. Aki? We will be landing in about 30 minutes." The flight attendant spoke. Kari sighed knowing that she would have to sit up and put on her seat belt. The baby really didn't like landing…

Sakura

She smirked at her fiancée as he stretched to get ready for their fight. She had thought he had lost his mind when he had asked for another rematch, but she figured that she would be happy to have some exercise. Ryo had gone to get the rest of the house, and her dearest cousin had her camcorder at the ready.

"Are you sure you're ready for this Little Wolf?" She asked as they got into the center of the floor. His adorable smirk made her week in the knees, and she hoped she would be able to focus with him in such close proximity. She had taken her ring off and placed it on the chain of the necklace he had given her as not to accidently scratch him with it, or hurt her own finger.

"Don't think I'll go easy on you Ying Fa. I'm not about to let everyone in the house think I am so weak as to get beat by a girl." Syaoran chuckled, and Sakura could decide whether she was pissed off by that statement or found it amusing. She decided on pissed off since she needed to get her head in the game.

"Come on Sakura! Give my cousin's ego a good hit. His head has been getting a little too large lately." Eriol's voice sounded. Sakura couldn't hide her giggle as Syaoran's face contorted into a scowl. Rowe walked into the ring looking happy with himself.

"Ok ladies. Let's play this clean. No hair pulling unless we can get some jello in here." Rowe winked in her direction. She merely rolled her eyes at him. Her goal, once this Tiger thing was over, was going to be finding him and his twin a girl.

"What do I get if I win Xiao Lang?" She asked, knowing that he always like an incentive to fight her.

"What do you want?" He asked with a shrug. She placed her finger on her chin thinking.

"A date. Preferably with no guns involved." She giggled. "You have to get dressed up and all those good manners have to be used." He groaned and she giggled harder.

"If I win, I don't have to go on a date, but I do get to kiss you." He winked, and she rolled her eyes again. He was such a guy. She nodded once and waiting for Rowe to signal them to start. She knew that Syaoran would expect her to wait for his attack, so she decided to attack first instead. She took a small pleasure in his surprise as she swiped his feet, then went right into a round house. He flipped back as she advanced. She should have known he wouldn't go down so easily.

Syaoran

He was wondering when she would stop surprising him, but every time he thought she couldn't do anything else to stun him, she would. Like attacking first when she usually waited. He was going to have to be on guard with this fight. Of course he wouldn't actually hit her, but damn she was coming after him. And it was a HUGE turn on. They were now circling each other.

"What's wrong Ying Fa?" He smirked as she raised an eyebrow at him. "Don't want to hurt me?" He teased as he went to advance. Maybe he could get a good smack on her ass. Nope, she dodged it, and sent him stumbling. He could hear the laughing coming from the on lookers. He probably should be a little more offended that his family and friends were laughing at him, but Sakura kinda made it all worth it. She was definitely taking this more seriously than he was.

"You know Xiao…. I don't feel like you are taking this seriously." Sakura said, standing a little straighter. He tried to keep the smirk off his face, but she had just given him the opportunity he needed to win. He went after her, grabbing her around the waist, locking a leg behind one of hers and taking her down. Except the little minx twisted in his grip, got her free leg around his neck, then somehow flipped him and ended with him on the ground and her staring over him. "Yup… definitely not taking this seriously. You just made that too easy." She frowned, and he felt a little disappointed in himself. "I'll be sure to ask Cat where there fanciest restaurant is and make reservations for tonight." She winked and walked toward the exit.

"Damn Boss… I hope you let her win that." Eriol said as he walked over. Syaoran frowned hearing the annoying nickname.

"I hate when you call me that." He said, standing and walking toward the door. He would have to borrow one of Jamie's suits for this date.

"You're dodging." Eriol informed. Syaoran frowned as he walked toward the room he was sharing with Sakura.

"Maybe I'm getting rusty. Or maybe I don't like the idea of losing to her." Syaoran shrugged. Eriol simply laughed as he continued down the hall, and Syaoran made his way inside. There was a black dress with pink cherry blossoms laying out on the bed, and he could hear the shower going. He ran a hand through his hair as he turned and went back out of the room to find Jamie.

Tiger

He did his fifth ride past Dragon Manor, and noticed that there was now a limo parked out front. He hadn't heard of anyone important coming into town, so someone in the house must be going out. He smiled as he rode off on his Harley wondering who was leaving and how he could get them.

"Tara, find out who rented the limo service, and where they're going. We're going fishing." He spoke into his blue-tooth.

"Yes sir." Came a response as he sped up on the freeway. This was his last chance.

Sage and Kari

"We should be at the house in a few minutes, then you can relax while I pamper you." Sage spoke as he drive down the suburban road. Kari was looking pale, and he just wanted to get her to the house and comfortable.

"I would love to hang out by the pool and soak up some sun, but I know that's not healthy for me." She said from the passenger seat. "Have you heard from my brothers yet?"

"I sent them a text from the airport. They're still working on setting up a secure line." He pulled into the wealthier area of homes, and up to one of the largest in the cul-de-sac. "Our first priority is to find a good doctor for you." He spoke, pulling into the garage. There were two other cars and a bike inside. Sage knew that the Twins owned the property, and had probably had the maid stock the fridge.

"My first priority is food." Kari spoke, rubbing her still flat stomach. Sage chuckled as they walked into the house. He would have never guessed two guys lived here. "Our mother insisted that any place we ever lived at looked like a place that any woman would be happy to stay at." It was like she could read his mind. He grabbed her hand and pulled her to him, giving her a kiss.

"You go sit and relax, and I'll cook something to eat." He whispered, kissing her again.

Tomicka

"He's definitely been staking out the house." She spoke walking into the living room. She held in a smile looking at a pissed off Sakura, and an equally uncomfortable Syaoran. "He'll be following you to the restaurant. Might even try something when he finds out that it's you and Sakura going out."

"Did we get everyone out of the restaurant already?" Jamie asked, also smiling. She nodded, heading over to Tobias. She couldn't wait till this was over so she could finally marry him and get on with her life.

"I said a real date… not a mission." Sakura grumbled, glaring at Syaoran. Tomicka couldn't help but laugh at her poor cousin. He had zero suave with this woman of his.

"I dressed up didn't I? You're still getting your date, Ying Fa." Syaoran grumbled back. Sakura shot a glare at him, stood from the couch and stalked away. One day maybe her dearest cousin would learn. "Ying Fa!" The rest of the room burst out laughing as Syaoran followed her down the hall.

"One day he'll figure it out." Tobias spoke as he nuzzled her neck. She smiled, enjoying the moment with her fiancée.

"So does that mean you want to go work on planning the wedding?" She teased. He groaned, but chuckled. "I promise it will not be so tortures that you die." She giggled as she started pulling him down the hall.

Sakura

Arms crossed, and looking out the large window that showed a beautiful sunset over Hong Kong, she was furious. She had gotten all dolled up for a romantic night with her fiancée, that word still made her smile, and he had gone and ruined it by making it into some kind of way to kill Tiger. She froze, feeling Syaoran's arms wrap around her waist.

"Come on Ying Fa…" He spoke before kissing her neck.

"Is this some kind of way to keep your man hood after I kicked your ass again? Or are you seriously incapable of actually doing something 100% the way it's supposed to go? Because honestly Xiao Lang, if us going on a date is always going to involve guns, I need to know." She spoke, turning to look at him. All her life she had wanted something normal, and she still couldn't get that.

"You won that fight fair and square, no matter what the others might say." He said, rolling his eyes. At least he could say to her that she had won. "And I will take you out on a proper date. Just not until Tiger is gone." She huffed, still frowning. "What can I do to make it up to you?"

"Nothing. Because no matter what I say, it's going to get screwed up because of Tiger anyways." She said, giving him a quick peck and walking back toward the living room. She might as well try to enjoy this "date" while she could. She loved him, but he kind of sucked when it came to romance, and it was pointless for her to hope that would change.

"We don't know when he will actually show up at the restaurant, but Mei Lin should have a clear view of the building and any oncoming traffic." Jamie said to her as she grabbed the thin, black shawl, and Syaoran put on his suit jacket. She was pretty sure that the suit belonged to Jamie, but she really couldn't complain. Syaoran made everything he wore look amazing.

"I'm not worried." She spoke, checking her guns, and placing one on her thigh holster and the other in her purse. "Just shoot him when you see him. No need to draw this out." She finished, flipping her hair over her shoulder, and taking Syaoran's arm.

"Kill on sight orders. If you have a clear shot, take it." He added for emphasis. Everyone nodded as the two headed toward the waiting limo. "Are you going to be upset with me the entire evening?" He asked once they were alone.

"Perhaps." She shrugged, looking out the window. He sighed, pulling her into his arms.

"Well, then I will just have to love on you until you forgive me." He said, kissing her shoulder and neck. She giggled, turning her head to catch his lips.

"I'm still mad, but I will never miss a chance to kiss you." She said, stealing another kiss.

Tiger

He waited as the limo, then 3 SUV's and 4 bikes left the mansion. He wasn't so stupid to not realize that he was being watched, but as Tara and one of his men were heading to the restaurant, he was going in after the only person that would ensure he got his Blossom back! Before the gate could fully close, he slipped through, and headed toward the mansion. He had been studying the mansion layout and security for the last few days. The Dragon had some holes in his security, and with almost everyone heading to the restaurant where they thought he would be, there were only a few people left in the mansion.

"Who has a visual?" He asked through his com system. He was coming up on the main entrance. A nice surprise was always more fun at the front door. It was never expected.

"She's in the living area. Looks like she's alone. The blue-haired one went on one of the bikes. Also, the Twins seem to still be alive. One is in the kitchen, and the other just walked toward the living area. Looks to be the only three home." Came one of Tara's sister's voice. At least he assumed it was a sister. He took out his gone, checking the clip, and then ringing the doorbell. He had already blacked out the peep-hole, so the person would have to open the door. He raised his gun, and as soon as the door cracked, he fired. He heard more guns going off, and a woman scream. One of the Twins was on the floor, blood pooling. Tara's sister held the raven-haired woman, gun pointed to her temple, while the other Twin was held at gun point by two other Tigers.

"What do you want?" The Twin asked, looking from Tiger to the girl.

"I want my Blossom back." He spoke, walking over to the girl who was struggling against the large sister. He grabbed her hair, bringing the silken strands to his nose. It smelled of plum blossoms. "I think you will be a great bargaining chip to get her back. Don't you agree, Tomoyo?" The girl's violet eyes widened in fear. He almost wished Tara's sister would remove her hand so he could hear the whimpering. "Get the girl out of here, and head back to base." The sister nodded, man-handling the girl out the front door and toward the street.

"He'll kill you." The Twin spoke. "If he doesn't, one of us will." Tiger merely laughed.

"Which Twin are you? Ryo or Rowe? It's not like I can call you the Twins any longer, seeing as one of you is dead by the door." Tiger gave the man some props. He only looked enraged. "Do give the Little Wolf a message won't you? He has until midnight tomorrow to hand over my fighter. And to give you a sense of urgency…" He lifted his gun, shooting the living Twin in the shoulder, and again in the leg. He would bleed out quickly if he didn't get to the hospital. He nodded to his men, and left the house.

Tomoyo

She knew that it was only a matter of time before Tiger had her like he had grabbed the others… which is mostly why she had been secretly sparring with Mei Lin and taking shooting lessons from Cat, but damn it! She was so pissed that Tiger had managed to get the jump on her. He expected her to be weak and scared, so she would play along until she figured out where in Hong Kong they were going. Eriol was going to naturally blame himself, but she had this planned. There was no way that Tiger had been driving past the mansion 5 times a day just to wait for someone to go on a date. Eriol had wanted her to stay home, and for once she didn't argue. She just hopped that the Twins we alright. The mini tracker that was hidden in her hair was sending out a signal that Eri could find with ease… once he knew what to look for.

Eriol

"Get back to the mansion! It was a trap!" Rowe's struggling voice sounded from the other end of the phone. "Bastard shot me and Ryo is unconscious." Eriol couldn't breathe. Rowe hadn't said anything about Tomoyo. He couldn't even find a voice to ask. He was on a roof with Jamie, watching Sakura and Syaoran ask for a check and start heading to the limo.

"What about my cousin?" Sakura's voice sounded, asking the question he was dreading. Rowe didn't answer right away, and that made him even more nervous.

"Taken…" Eriol about fell off the roof. He felt his knees buckle, and if it wasn't for Jamie, he probably would be falling toward the street at the time. His brain couldn't process. All he could see was the way they found Mei Lin, Tomicka, even Chance.

"Not Moyo…" He heard his voice, but didn't know if he had actually spoken.

"We have to get back Eriol. Come on." Jamie about carried him down to the street. He had ridden a bike to the restaurant, but barely registered being shoved into the limo, and Syaoran grabbing his bike key. Sakura hugged him, tears on her face, but a determined look in her eyes. He could feel the tears in his. He was shocked when she slapped him hard.

"Snap out of it Eriol!" She just about screamed. "How are you going to get my cousin back if you can't function?" She was right. He shook his head, gripping his hair.

"Help me Sakura." He spoke, trying to clear his head. "All I was trying to do was keep her safe." She had bitched and complained that he always wanted to keep her out of the loop. He thought she was finally seeing his point when she didn't fight him about staying home tonight.

"You were smothering her and treating her like a child." Eriol glared at the tone Sakura used. He had never heard sweet Sakura sound so venomous and lethal. She was right though. He had never treated her like a member. He was always gentile and careful with her. He knew she was strong, but he hadn't wanted this life for her.

"I should have never brought her into this life." Gods could this drive take any longer? He felt like they were never getting to the mansion.

"It's a little late to be wishing things you can't change." Sakura spoke, whipping her tears. "All you can do now is man up and start thinking of ways to get her back. Then once you get her back, you can start graveling at her feet." He chuckled a little. She was trying to make him feel better, and get his head in the game.

The scene at Jamie's mansion was… odd. Eriol was trying to figure out what exactly had happened. Ryo was holding a towel to Rowe's leg, while Dr. Yukito was stitching up the shoulder, but there was a pool of blood by the front door.

"It's strawberry syrup." Ryo spoke looking up at Eriol. "Moyo's idea." He wasn't the only one that looked startled. Sakura and Syaoran both looked completely taken back. Tomicka and the others looked guilty. Now he was getting mad.

"What exactly was Tomoyo's idea?" He asked, moving out of the way of the house keeper cleaning up.

"She had a feeling that Tiger would be coming after her, or someone at the house. He had been driving past the house a lot. So she was working with me and Cat. She's not worried about be captured. She knows you will find her." Mei Lin shrugged. She handed him a little note. It had a frequency written in Tomoyo's perfect writing. His genius fiancée thought of everything. He only wished she would have thought to include him in the plan.

Tomoyo

Tiger's mansion, while larger than Wolf HQ in Tokyo and a bit smaller than Dragon Manor, was disgusting. She was almost afraid to sit anywhere. Kari and Sage had mentioned that Tiger HQ in Tokyo was gross, but she would have never imagined it being this bad.

"Please have a seat Ms. Daidouji." Tiger spoke, while some chick on steroids shoved her down. She was going to need a tetanus shot and a shower once she made it back. She put on her best scared face, and made her voice tremble. She wasn't Tomoeda Academe's Best Actress for nothing.

"W-what do you plan to do to me?" She asked, secretly wishing she had a gun to shoot him with. She figured she would have a few bruises, maybe a broken bone by the time Eriol got her out, but she wouldn't just sit by and let it happen either.

"You are going to call my Blossom. You are going to tell her where to meet you so that she can give herself up. If you do everything the way I say, you may get to live." Tiger said, handing her a cell phone. Gods this man was an idiot. She made her hand and fingers shake as she dialed Eriol's number.

"Sakura, it's me." She spoke as soon as the phone clicked over. She couldn't risk Tiger hearing a male voice. Tiger handed her a piece of paper. "I need you to meet me at the docs in Hong Kong Harbor. I'll be on doc 4C at midnight. If you're not there, Tiger will kill me." She looked up at Tiger. She smiled evilly at him. "And his house is located off 14th and Yellow River Drive." She screamed when he slapped her. The phone went flying from her hand, but she had given Eriol a head start.

"You little bitch. Do you want to die?" Tiger yelled, pointing a gun at her. She probably should have been scared, but she wasn't. If she died, then she would die like a Wolf… fighting.

"If you kill me, you have no leverage to get Sakura." She spoke, leaning back on the couch.

"I really want to shoot her Tiger." The man-sister spoke from her side. She could see Tiger trying to figure out a way to kill her and still get Sakura.

"After we get Sakura. I'm shooting you." He spoke, walking away from her. The huge woman grabbed her arm hard, twisting. Tomoyo couldn't help the shout as she felt it dislocate. Tiger was out of the room, so Tomoyo took the chance to defend herself. Since her arm was already shot, she used the weird angle to trip the man-woman, and then kick her. The woman may have a steroid problem, but she obviously didn't know how to use the muscles she had. She went down easily, and Tomoyo took the chance to go for the gun that had been sent flying. She grabbed and rolled, lining up the shot. She wasn't left handed, but she would have to do her best.

"If I were you, I would hold really still, because if I miss, I'll have to try again." She spoke. A creepy laugh had her looking to her side, where there was a barrel pointed at her. "Mother fucker…"

Eriol

He was outside the dingy mansion that looked as if it should be condemned with Syaoran at his side. Sakura, Jamie and Mei Lin were going around back, and everyone else was taking out guards around the grounds. Everyone except Rowe, who was in bed with bandages. He could see Tomoyo holding a gun to someone's head, another pointed at hers, and her arm at an odd angle.

"She's hurt." He growled. "Does anyone see Tiger?" He asked. This wasn't just a rescue mission. This was a save the girl and kill the monster mission.

"Basement." Came Tobias's voice. "I don't know how long we have, but let's get going." Before they started to head in, Eriol saw Tomoyo's mouth move, and then there was a bright light, and his world went red…

Chance

Gods is body hurt. His hand, that was usually warm, was chilly at the moment, meaning that Tina wasn't there. At least, he thought she had been the one there. He was so hyped up on medication, that he had trouble deciphering reality and fantasy.

"Oh my god! You're awake!" That was Tina's voice. He tried to answer, but his throat felt like he had been swallowing glass. She placed a straw to his lips.

"Where's everyone?" He got out past the glass feeling. He was not upset about seeing her smiling face. She was gorgeous. Her slight frown made him worry. Last he knew, Kari and Sakura were with Tiger, somewhere.

"You've missed quite a bit Mr. Azari. First, you should know that Sakura and Kari are safe. The guys got them away from Tiger. From what I understand, Tiger has Tomoyo, but they're getting her back right now. And Kari is pregnant." She filled him in. He felt like an ass. Kari was pregnant and she had been stuck with Tiger. "I'll have to call the others and let them know that you're awake. They're all in Beijing right now."

"His basement… it has an underground tunnel that leads through the whole city." He spoke. If they were at the house, they would never find him there. He watched Tina text on her phone, and slight frown on her beautiful face. "It comes out at an abandoned airfield."

"I guess right now they are focusing on Moyo. She got shot and Eriol is freaking out." Tina spoke. Chance tried to move, and groaned.

"We need to go help." He had been to that house, and a few more that Tiger owned. All of which were run down and disgusting. He felt Tina's small hands pushing him back down.

"You can't leave the hospital. You almost died." She said, as he laid back on the pillows. "If you want to help, start writing down anything and everything about Tiger." She handed him a pad and a pen. He took them and started writing as best he could.

Eriol

He couldn't breathe. Sakura and Syaoran had taken out the two women in the room with Tomoyo, but he was frozen. The girl that Sakura called Tara had shot Tomoyo just before they went in. Now she lay there, pale, as blood pooled around her. His vision was blurred as he fell to his knees next to her. He pulled her body toward him, placing his face in her hair. She still felt warm.

"Oh my love… all I wanted was to keep you safe." He said, feeling the tears fall into her hair. He about jumped out of his skin when a hand tangled in his hair, and Tomoyo's face turned toward him. "TOMOYO!"

"Strawberry syrup and bulletproof vest." She giggled, then winced. "The arm still hurts though." She looked toward the arm that was hanging oddly from her body. He would fix her arm in a minute, right now he just had to kiss her. Her good arm wrapped around his neck, and he forgot for a minute that they were in Tiger's nasty mansion. "Eli… we really should get out of here." She giggled, pulling away from him. He scooped her up, being careful of her arm as the others headed out as well.

"We're going to have to have a serious talk about you and plans when we get back." He spoke as he placed her in the waiting SUV. Tomicka hopped in, handing Tomoyo a remote. She smiled a little too sweetly as they pulled out of the drive and she pushed the button. A second later Tiger's mansion exploded.

"What? You can't be the only one to blow things up you know." She said before kissing his cheek. He nodded to Tomicka before focusing on Tomoyo.

"So let me get this straight… you had this whole thing planned out?" Eriol asked as Tomicka lightly grabbed Tomoyo's dislocated arm.

"Well, all but the arm, but… OUCH!" Tomoyo screamed as Tomicka popped her arm back into place. Eriol whipped Tomoyo's tears away as Tomicka started bandaging her arm. He kissed her as sweetly as he could.

"I am very proud of you." He spoke as they pulled up to Dragon Manor. He got out first and before she could take two steps, he had her back in his arms.

"Eli, my legs work just fine." She giggled. He was never going to tire of that sound.

"Either way, I'm carrying you to our bed, and making love to you for hours." He whispered.

Sakura

"So how sure are you that Tiger is still alive?" She asked to the computer. They were in a teleconference with Chance and Tina, and she was pissed that Tiger had yet ANOTHER escape route.

"Pretty sure." Chance spoke, and Sakura could hear the raspyness of it. The poor guy had been out of commission for almost 2 months.

"From the list Chance wrote of Tiger's houses, the next likely place is his Hong Kong estate. Or he's headed back to Tokyo." Tina spoke showing them the list of addresses. Sakura frowned.

"I feel like we are never going to get rid of this asshole!" Sakura sighed in frustration. "How many more people are going to get hurt before we take him out?"

"I know it's frustrating." Chance said, and Sakura had to stifle a giggle as Tina glared at Chance for talking.

"You work on getting strong enough to join us. We'll work on finding where Tiger went." Syaoran spoke as Sakura felt his hands on her shoulders. She was still mad at him for using their date as a ploy to catch Tiger.

"That's right. And you still owe me a date." She spoke glaring at her fiancée. He simple winked as the computer went black and everyone filed out.

"I do owe you a date." He said, lifting her into his arms. "But tonight, I'm just going to love on you." She giggled all the way to bed.

Author's Note: I finally updated! Sorry it took so long! Read and Review please!