Episode 24--Yoshida Vs. Kiyohiko!
Sakura’s Point of View
I stood there, speechless. I’d do whatever they said or all my friends would die? It was crazy!
Finally, I managed to choke out, “Your maid?”
The leader smiled and nodded.
My mind whirled. I really didn’t want to be their personal slave, obviously. But I really didn’t want my friends to die either. Obviously.
I looked up at my friends; they were all shaking their heads vigorously at me, and Toya looked like he was about ready to rip someone up. My lower lip trembled. How could I bear to watch them die, and know it was all my fault? Then what would I do my life, anyway?
My eyes refocused on the head of the evil Guardians. I glared at him.
“I accept.”
She heard her friends muffled screams of protest from the magic cages they were in, and pretended to not be fazed by it.
He smiled. “Well, then. Your friends will not die now. However…you must kiss me to prove your loyalty.”
A growl rumbled from the back of my throat. I looked up at the others. Toya was on the brink of insanity. I stared at Syaoran for a minute. His eyes bored into mine sadly.
I don’t want you to.
I don’t want me to either. But I have to make sure you all don’t die or I’d never be able to live with myself.
Please don’t agree. We’ll be fine.
No, you won’t! They’ll kill! That means you definitely won’t be fine, nimrod!
Do you really have to kiss him?
If I want you to live…I guess so.
…
Do you think I want to? I’m doing this for you and the others!
Can you pretend to?
Can you shut up? I’m doing it to let you live, Syaoran. I know you don’t want me to, and trust me, I don’t want to either, but think about it--if the price for my life was a kiss and a, er, job, would you do it? Or would you let me die?
…
I smiled bitter-sweetly up at him. You see?
His hand closed into a fist, scraping the glass. He nodded. I bit my lip and held back tears.
I turned away from them and focused back on the Guardian. I used Fly and went up to him. He summoned a tacky throne for him to sit on and was smiling evilly as I approached him. He patted his lap, and I held back the urge to gag. I shook my head, and he snapped his fingers towards the orbs my friends were being held in. I quickly grabbed his hand and folded my legs on his lap. My lips reached out to his. I could feel his breath on them, and my lips were just millimeters from his.
A shuriken whizzed through the gap (which was very small…*barf*) of our mouths, grazed his lip and stuck into the throne.
A little bit of blood trickled down his lip as he glared to the man who threw it. I turned around to see who it was.
“Gousuke Yoshida,” he announced, looking down at the Lord.
I gasped. “My Lord!”
Lord Yoshida was glaring up at him. “Kiyohiko Onozuka.”
I took this time to jump away from Kiyohiko. I landed beside Lord Yoshida. “Thank you for helping me,” I said, bowing.
“No problem,” he said, smiling.
His attention turned back to Kiyohiko. They stared at each other for a long minute, then suddenly launched themselves at the other. They began fighting, hitting each other with all their strength. You could hear their blows echoing around the cave, as well as their grunts of pain.
After a few minutes, they separated, panting. The Lord stood on a chunk of floating rock while Kiyohiko floated. They were both panting heavily.
“Well, you certainly haven’t gotten rusty, eh, Gousuke?” Kiyohiko remarked, wiping away the blood that dribbled from his mouth.
Yoshida smirked. “You haven’t seen anything yet.” He outstretched his hand and a light flashed from it. When the light was gone, a sheathed sword took its place. He ripped the sword out of the sheath, and Kiyohiko did the same.
With a loud clang, the two started fighting again, this time with swords. They were moving so fast, I could barely even see them moving.
“Wow,” I whispered as I watched them in awe.
With a final clash of the two weapons, the pair jumped back from one another, breathing excessively.
I rushed over to Yoshida, who had landed beside me again. “Are you all right, Lord Yoshida?!” He coughed.
Kiyohiko snapped his fingers. “Kill him.”
Sho and another man charged at us, and Yoshida pushed me out of the way.
“Hanajima. Sho,” he said bitterly.
Sho smirked. “So, how’s Nina?”
Yoshida’s face brightened and he beamed. “She’s great!”
Sho blinked, annoyed. I’m sure he had meant to make him mad.
“How my brother doing?” Yoshida asked, still happy.
Sho smiled maliciously. “Oh, Kentaro?’ Yoshida nodded, and Sho’s smile deepened.
“We fed his pathetic body to the dogs.”
I gasped in horror, cupping my hands over my mouth. I looked at the Lord. He was frozen on the spot, his mouth hanging open and his eyes wide.
“K-Ken…taro…?” he sputtered, chuckling like a crazy man.
“That’s right,” Sho urged. “We fed his body to the dogs.”
Yoshida lowered his head, mouth closed. His hair covered his face.
Sho laughed loudly as he watched Yoshida stand there dejectedly. The Lord looked up sharply, cutting Sho’s laughter off immediately. His eyes looked like they could own three meat shops each. Yeah. Brrr. If looks could kill.
He raised his arm slowly, his eyes on Sho the whole time. Sho was trembling, trying to decide whether or not to look at his face or his hand. He gulped.
Lord Yoshida’s arm moved, and a wave of unseen magic was cast at Sho.
It blew the cross-dresser’s arm off.
The cave went totally silent as they stared at Sho, and then to his arm, falling down into the blackness below. Sho looked at his arm and then started screaming shrilly.
Yoshida ignored Sho’s shrieks and turned to Hanajima, prepared to kill. Hanajima was frozen with terror as his former gang-mate walked towards him. The Lord took his sword out and pointed it at him.
I jumped in between the two men.
“…Get out of my way,” Yoshida said, in his Imma-kill-you voice.
I gulped and spread my arms out, shaking my head. “No! I won’t let you kill this man, or anyone else!”
“I was a killer before. What difference does it make now?”
“A big one!” I yelled at him. “You cut your hair as soon as you got to Tomoeda, to turn over a new leaf and start a new life as the adopted heir of Lord Honda! You’re the Lord of Tomoeda! You can’t kill anyone! I’ll, uh, I’ll let the whole blasting Sho’s arm away thing go.”
“Did you hear what they did to my brother?! I have to kill them! They must be punished! They have to die now!” he ranted crazily. “Kentaro--”
I slapped him before he could finish. He blinked. “Kentaro wouldn’t want this! You can’t kill these men! It wouldn’t be right!”
He looked up at me, his eyes surprised, determined and hateful (in a controlled way…) all at once. He nodded.
I turned around quickly and blasted Hanajima away. He crashed into the wall and slumped down on a piece of overhang, unconscious.
“Two down, three to go!” I told Yoshida, winking. He smiled and nodded. I fished around quickly in my pockets and found a pen. I don’t know why there was a pen in the pocket of Tomoyo’s super short shorts, but I didn’t care. I jumped over to Yoshida quickly scribbled ‘distract them’ on his hand. He glanced down slightly and nodded.
He jumped up to Kiyohiko’s height, on the opposite side of the cave from the cages. He leapt from rock to rock like stairs, and started talking randomly about something using super big words.
I tuned him out and snuck away, to my buddies. :D Okay, I know. No time for jokes. Sorry. (It wasn't even a joke...I just said buddies...) (A/N: Shut up, Sakura. XD)
There were little keyholes on each one. I summoned the Arrow card and sent one arrow at every keyhole. They stuck in them and shattered, taking the keyholes with them. Doors opened on them, and everyone jumped out of their little orby cage.
“Sakura!” Syaoran exclaimed. I hugged him tightly.
“Oh, Syaoran…” I whimpered.
“Father! Behind you!” Kazushi’s voice suddenly rang out, and we all turned our heads to see a man creeping up behind the Lord with a big piece or rock, ready to knock him out. Yoshida kicked the stone out of his hands and threw him off the rock.
“You!” Kiyohiko spat, looking at me. “Disloyal servant!”
Toya loomed over him. His anger resonated around the whole cave. Kiyohiko stood up to try and face him, but my brother was still that much taller.
“You. Will. Pay. For. What. You. Almost. Did. To. My. Sister,” he growled, glowering at the Guardian.
Kiyohiko was stunned. Toya raised his hand, and as he was going down to pop Kiyohiko in the face, Tomoyo flew between his legs and kicked him, uh, where it hurts at the same time. I saw that her foot was on fire, powered up by her magic. Toya just plain old punched him in the face. Nobody can remain standing after that combination. Plus, now his stupid little Chinese-like pants were on fire, too.
Toya grinned. “Nice, Tommy!” He gave her a high-five.
She kicked Kiyohiko in the stomach. “Nobody does that to my Sakura!!” she announced.
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