Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Sacrifices ❯ Explanations and a New Challenge ( Chapter 9 )

Chapter 9 Explanations and a New challenge


“Do you think his father did something to him?” asked Touya taking his cup of coffee.


“I don’t know…” Said Tomoyo looking at the table. “But… Listen, Touya I don’t want to involve you more in this. I mean…I’m risking your life.”


“If you wouldn’t have told me I would have known by myself.” He was looking at her. “You had been acting so weird…”


“I don’t want you to do something or…” She looked at him. “I would never forgive myself if anything happened to you.”


“Don’t worry Tomoyo. I’ll be fine. We’ll figure this out together.”


“Thank you.”


Tomoyo had decided to speak with Touya and see if he could help her discovered what had happened to Kakero. They had decided to see each other late at night in a café near Tomoyo’s house.


“I’ll walk you home.” Said Touya getting up the table.


They walked until they got to Tomoyo’s house then they said goodbye and Tomoyo went in. She noticed everything was very silent inside.


“Hello?” She couldn’t see anyone. “Is somebody home?”


“Oh hunny… you’re back.”


Sonomi came out of the kitchen.


“Hello mother.”


“Where were you? You were supposed to get back earlier.” She said worried.


“I know mother… I’m sorry, I lost track of time.”


Her mother looked at her.


“Listen baby, I know this entire problem let a horrible scar in you.” She took her hands. “But don’t let this ruin your life. There are people who love you and who care for you; you know that ve-…”


Sonomi was looking at Tomoyo’s hand, she had seen the ring. Tomoyo had been very careful in the last days to avoid her mother from noticing it but tonight…she had failed.


“What is this honey…?” Asked Sonomi with a mixed feeling between emotion and surprise.


“I guess I’m getting married.” Said Tomoyo showing her hand to her mother.


“Oh darling this is wonderful.” She said hugging her daughter and starting to cry. “I knew it… I knew it.” She said smiling. “I knew that he wasn’t helping me with the business just for the fun of it, I knew Eriol was in love with you…”


“I’m not marrying him mother…”


“You’re not… I don’t get it…” said Sonomi looking at Tomoyo. “Who gave you this ring?”


“It was Kakero mom… I’m marrying Kakero Sanjoin.”


Tomoyo talked to her mother for almost two hours trying to convince her that Kakero was the right man for her. Sonomi couldn’t believe it but she gave up to the arguments of her daughter and decided to accept what she was saying.


“Congratulations angel.” Said Sonomi kissing Tomoyo’s forehead. “We should get some sleep now. It’s getting late.”


“Good night mom.”


“Sleep tight baby.” Then she went up stairs to her room.


Tomoyo went up stairs as well. She was feeling very tired because of all that had happened and she wanted to get some sleep, at least for this night. She opened her bedroom door and when she was about to turn the lights on she heard a strange noise.


“Arista? Is that you?”

Nobody answered. She tried to turn on the lights but they didn’t work.


“Arista this is not even close to being funny now why don’t you…”


A shadow came out from behind the curtains.


“Who is this…” asked Tomoyo very frightened.


“I’m afraid your dear Arista is out of duty today my dear…” It was Masato Tatsunaga.


“You?!” she said taking a step back towards the door. She tried to grab the door knob.


“oh no no no… you don’t want to do that. We don’t want to wake up the whole house, do we?”


Tomoyo was looking at him with a frightened look.


“What do you want? What did you do to Arista?”


“She’s fine my dear.” He smiled at Tomoyo. “We just got her to bed a little earlier.”


Tomoyo covered her mouth with her hands trying to stop herself from crying out loud.


“Oh do not worry. Tomorrow she’ll wake up in her bedroom not remembering a single thing that happened today…”


“What do you want from me?” her voice was breaking and tears started to run down her face.


“I thought you were a quite intelligent woman, Tomoyo.” He said getting close to her. “You poisoned my kid by telling him all those stupid things about me being evil… I had to take this on my own hands…”


“You did something to him…”


“Indeed my child, indeed. I couldn’t let you act as the heroine and ruin my plans, now could I?” He was looking at her. “I thought that after what I did you would stay calmed but… I guess I was wrong…”


“What are you talking about…?”


Masato grabbed her arms and slammed her to the wall. Tomoyo let out a little scream. He looked angry, as a mad man. He was breathing heavily and Tomoyo could see his eyes were burning.


“Don’t try to tell me you’ve been a good girl honey… You are just like you father… always trying to do the right thing…” she said angrily to her ear.


“I didn’t…” Tomoyo tried to speak but Masato grabbed her neck not letting her finish.


“Listen to me princess and listen VERY carefully.” He said in an angry whisper and shaking the poor girl. “If you don’t want to start carrying dead people on your conscience then you better STOP acting so fucking stupid…!”


Tomoyo was trying to free herself but it was useless she was starting to feel dizzy as she wasn’t able to breathe well. Noticing that Tomoyo was almost out of air Masato dropped her to the floor and Tomoyo started coughing trying to breathe again.


“You better be careful princess… I’m watching every movement. Everything you do, everywhere you go…” he said opening the bedroom window. “Oh and… don’t bother trying to get the alarm; my men broke it before we came in.”


He then went out the balcony and Tomoyo couldn’t see how but he disappeared. She was trying to get air but there was something that didn’t let her. A knock was heard at the door and Tomoyo could hear her mother’s voice but it was far…far away. She started to feel her room was turning upside down, she wanted so hard to call her mother but after a few tries she gave up…




Masato arrived to his home and Kakero was expecting him in the living room.


“Where were you?” asked Kakero looking at him.


“I was fixing some broken issues…” he said passing him by.


“What did you do to her?” asked Kakero angrily making his father face him. “I swear that if you hurt her I WILL-…”


Masato hit the boy in the face making him fall backwards.


“I’M DOING THIS FOR YOU…FOR…” Masato shook his head and took a deep breath. “…for us son. Don’t you want your mother back?”


Kakero backed up. “My…My mother…” Kakero fell on his knees looking at the floor. “Bring her back… no…NO! SHE DIED!!” his hands were on his head. “This isn’t right…I don’t… she can’t…”


Masato was looking at his son. He looked as if he was about to lose his mind. “I believe it’s time for your medicine…” He helped Kakero get back to his feet and then called an assistant to get him back to his room.


“No one will ruin it this time… I swear…” said Masato to his son as he watched him being helped to his room.




The next day at Daidouji’s Manor…


Tomoyo opened her eyes and found herself lying in her bed. She was trying to remember what had happened and then it all came back… she had been visited by Masato Tatsunaga to warn her about messing up with his plans but… was everything real?, or just a horrible nightmare. She tried to turn her head but she had to stop as her head was aching with every movement she made. She noticed her mother was sleeping in a chair next to her. Trying not to wake her she got up her bed and walked towards the mirror, pulling back her hair she started to examine her neck which was also aching. She noticed there were markings on her skin, bruises, which where an evidence proving that what had happened the previous night was real.


“Tomoyo?” her mother woke up at last.


“Hi mom…”


Sonomi ran and hugged her daughter tightly. “Oh my god… I was so worried... what happened to you? I found you lying on the floor almost not breathing…”


“How did you…”


“I heard a noise coming from your bedroom a few moments after the power was out…”


“…so it was out in the whole house…” said Tomoyo trying to recall what had happened.


“I tried to open my bedroom door but it was stuck. I tried to call the guards but it seemed like everyone was gone. A few moments after Julia (A/N: her personal guard) opened my door and we went running to your bedroom to find you lying on the floor…”


Tomoyo sat on her bed with her head in her hands.


“Tomoyo please… tell me what happened?” said Sonomi grabbing her hands.


Tomoyo just shook her head.


“I… came into my room and tried to turn on the lights…”


“Yes…”


& #8220;I… started feeling sick and…and… I… I crashed against my desk chair and I fell on the floor…”


“…why were you feeling sick?” said Sonomi worried.


“I don’t know I… guess it was…”


“We have an appointment with the doctor this afternoon.”


“Mom, I’m fine really…”


“I don’t care what you say or think, I’m taking you to the doctor whether you like it or not.” Tomoyo just nodded. “I’m worried about you…” said her mother hugging her. “ Don’t tell me those
bruises on your neck came out of nowhere.”


Tomoyo didn’t know how to hide this.


“I…” then something came to her mind. “Mom, I know this is not how I should behave but I guess Kakero and I got a little carried away yesterday…”


“TOMOYO DAIDOUJI!!” said her mother almost scolding her. “What is wrong with you? Haven’t I talked to you, taught you…I thought 20 years of a proper education will let you know…”


“I know mom… I’m so… embarrassed. I swear it won’t happen again.”


Tomoyo had her hands on her face. How in this world wasn’t she going to feel embarrassed? She had received the most expensive education as far as she could remember. She didn’t want her mother to think she had wasted all of this but it was the only way to keep her from thinking something else had happened the night before.


“Fine, we’ll talk about this later.” Sonomi walked towards the door and then turned her head. “I don’t want anything to happen to you while I’m not here, all right?”


Tomoyo smiled at her and she smiled back.


“I love you baby…”


“I love you too mom…”


That afternoon…


“Our appointment is at seven hunny… I have to go back to the office but I’ll be back on time to take you there…” she said kissing her cheek and preparing to leave. “If you need anything Arista is out your door… I don’t want you to get up until I get back…”


“Don’t worry mother, I’ll be fine…”


Tomoyo’s mother left her thinking about what she said had happened the night before. It seemed that Masato had everything planned to stop any possible interruptions to his “conversation” with her.


“Arista, come in please.”


The lady came into Tomoyo’s bedroom.


“Yes, miss?”


“Come please… sit here…” said Tomoyo pointing at the chair next to her bed.


Arista took off her glasses and was looking at her.


“What happened last night?” asked Tomoyo.


“I can’t quite remember miss.” Said Arista putting her hands on her lap. “I remember I was thirsty so I went to my room and took a glass of water from the jar I’m used to… Then I started feeling very tired. I sat down on my bed and in less than I expected I fell asleep.”


“Didn’t you hear anything that happened up here…?”


“No miss, Julia told me she tried to wake me up but I guess I was so tired she couldn’t.”


One of Tomoyo’s maids knocked the door.


“Yes?”


The maid came into the room.


“Forgive the interruption, miss”


“It’s ok Lilian what is it?” said Tomoyo smiling at her.


“Miss, Mr. Sanjoin is waiting in the living room. Should I tell him to come back later?”


“No, Lilian it’s all right. Tell him I’ll be there in a minute.”


“I’ll tell him miss.” Said Arista standing up. “She should help you get dressed.”


Tomoyo went down a few minutes later looking quite pale. She was wearing a small scarf around her neck to hide the bruises.


“Hello Kakero…”


“Hello…” he looked at her. “I heard you were ill…”


Tomoyo turned to the maid and Arista.


“I’ll call you if I need anything, please leave us alone.” She told them.


“Yes miss.” They both answered and left the room.


There was a long silence before Kakero decided to break it.


“How are you?” he asked in a small voice.


Tomoyo didn’t answer and seeing this Kakero ran to her and hugged her tightly.


“I’m sorry Tomoyo.” He whispered in her ear. “I didn’t know he was capable of controlling me in this way.”


Tomoyo’s eyes widened when she heard this.


“What are you…”


“Listen…” he said very close to her so that he could not be listened. “He has been using a kind of controlling drug on me. I found out a few days ago and I’ve succeeded in making my father
believe I still take it…”


Tomoyo hugged him again.


“I thought I had lost you, Kakero… What happened that day?”


“I tried to stop him but he found out about us… When I got back home that night he was waiting for me. He put this shot on me and…”


Kakero suddenly stopped talking as he noticed that the scarf covering Tomoyo’s neck had fallen revealing the bruises Masato had left when he grabbed her neck. Kakero couldn’t believe his eyes.


“He…” Kakero dropped his head. “I swear he won’t touch you again… I swear to you…”


Tomoyo started crying.


“I’m so afraid.” She said trying to stop the sobs. “He could find out about you and… who knows what he might do to you this time…”


“He won’t.” he said to her. “We need to make him think he’s winning. He’s so much into his lab these days he won’t notice I’m not taking his drug… He even bought my little performance last night…”


Tomoyo looked at him not understanding what he had said.


“Yesterday I acted as if I was going to lose my mind.” He said smiling. “I’m getting good at making him believe me…”


“But what if he finds out?”


“Leave my father to me… You have your own problems.” He said looking at Tomoyo’s eyes. “I need you to do something to get Sakura’s brother out of this.”


“How did you..?”


Kakero shook his head. “We must take this on our own hands. We don’t want to risk more lives Tomoyo…”


“You’re right… I will try to fix this mess…”


Kakero looked at Tomoyo’s hand and saw she was wearing the ring he had given her.


“Listen, Tomoyo. The things I said that night… I didn’t…”


“It’s ok Kakero, I understand…” said Tomoyo playing with her hands.


“Did you… tell him?” he asked trying to avoid Tomoyo’s eyes.


A sad smile appeared on her face.


“Yes… I did…”


“And… how…”


“He’ll be fine. It’s the only way. He’ll stay out of this…”


Kakero looked at Tomoyo’s sad face taking with his hand the hair that was covering her eyes.


“I promise I’ll get you back to him…”


She smiled at him and they stayed there without saying a word until Sonomi came back to take her to the doctor.



“Kakero…” said Tomoyo looking through the window while Kakero was driving her home from the doctor.


“Yes?”


“When you said… when you told me about the drug you father was using on you… how does it work?”


“I don’t know.” Said Kakero with a little sigh. “I guess I haven’t told you he’s a neurologist. He knows everything about the human mind and brain and how they work… He discovered several types of drugs which made the brain react in a certain way for example, he has a drug that can erase memory.”


“My god… he can control almost every human being…”


“Well, his drugs are not that effective.” Said Kakero smiling. “I helped him with the investigation. I never really had the chance to tell you but I studied medicine as well.”


“Really? I would have never imagined…”


“Yes, these drugs can alter some brain patterns but just for a few hours. I haven’t seen one of his drugs work for more than 24 hours. That’s why he had me taking those pills regularly.”


“How do you know how they work? Did… you make experiments on people…?”


Kakero wasn’t facing her. “He tested them on the people he worked with at the hospital…”


“Do you mean… other doctors?”


“Yes, he would put the drug on the coffee or the sugar and study the results. Fortunately nobody was harmed…”


“How do you know that… those persons could have brain damage or something?”


“No, the drugs are still too natural to damage. My father still hasn’t been able to break them so they are pretty harmless…”


“Wow…” said Tomoyo looking at the floor.


“What?” said Kakero looking at her.


“The more I know about your father, the more I fear he finds out about us again and… Only god knows what he can do…”


Kakero kept driving until they got to Tomoyo’s home. They said goodbye to each other and Tomoyo went up the stairs to her mother’s bedroom.


“Can I sleep here mom?”


She closed her eyes trying to catch some sleep but it was impossible as a question was pacing her mind over and over again… How was she supposed to get Touya out of this without him wanting to get back in...?



A/N: HELLOOOOO…. Another chapter done!! Things are getting pretty much difficult here for our heroine as now she has to get Touya out of this… please reviewww + review and be happy!!!

See you next chapter!!!!