*I was sleeping this morning, just about to get up for school, and it came
to me! I've never read a CCS fic where Sakura and Syaoran can't have kids.
So immediately I began to brainstorm, and this is what I have come up with!
It's going to be pretty sad in some areas, and there's going to be some
language. If it gets too intense, tell me and I will up the rating. Until
then, please review this pilot chapter and tell me if it's a good start or
not! Thanks!*
Fighting For My Family
"What did you say?" a young woman with rusty brown hair asked into the phone. She sighed, waiting for the doctor to repeat himself. She knew what he had said, he'd said it many times in the last two years. Her emerald eyes welled up with tears as the man on the other end spoke.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Li. The test came back negative." The doctor said, a hint of pity in his voice. Sakura thanked the doctor and hung up the phone, breaking down as she slid to the floor.
"Why is this happening to us?" Sakura sobbed aloud, ignoring the sound of an opening door and footsteps approaching. She felt warm arms envelop her and hoist her to her feet. Burying her face in his neck, Sakura cried harder.
"Shhh. . . baby, it's okay. We'll try again. Don't give up." Syaoran soothed, his eyes also brimming with tears. All his life he had loved Sakura. They had dreamed of getting married since they were in high school, and on May twenty-sixth two years ago, that dream came true. They planned on having a baby soon after the honeymoon, and within weeks Sakura thought they were pregnant. However, the test at the doctor's office proved them wrong. Undaunted, the couple tried many more times, until they worriedly consulted a physician. Syaoran closed his amber eyes as he remembered the day their world fell apart.
~Flashback~
Sakura and Syaoran sat in two large leather chairs, holding hands nervously as they waited for the test results. They had been trying to conceive on their own for over a year, but nothing had ever happened. So the couple went to a fertility expert to find out what the problem was. The door behind them opened, and they looked behind them to see an older man in a white lab coat walk in, a smile on his warm face.
"Good afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Li. We've got your test results back from the lab." The doctor said, taking a seat at his desk.
"Is everything alright?" Sakura asked, her voice shaking with nervousness. Syaoran gripped her hand tighter.
"I'm afraid not. Mrs. Li, you have had some trauma to your abdomen in your lifetime?" the doctor asked. Sakura nodded, thinking back to the car accident she had been involved in when she was thirteen.
"The trauma from which you suffered has stopped you from ovulating completely. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you and your husband will never be able to conceive a child." The doctor said, his voice serious. Sakura gasped, and Syaoran's eyes bugged out.
"You mean we'll never be able to have children?" Syaoran spoke, his voice quavering. Sakura felt hot tears roll down her cheeks as the doctor nodded affirmatively.
"There are other options, however. You can adopt a child, or take a foster child. I will set you up with the information before you leave. I'm truly sorry." The doctor added, rummaging through the papers on his desk for pamphlets on adoption. Handing the stack of information to the young heartbroken couple as they walked out, the doctor closed the door and shook his head. Such good people. . . they'd have made such wonderful parents.
Sakura and Syaoran walked to their car in silence, not able to find the words to comfort the other. Sakura's mind was racing as she walked. All she could think about was the family she wanted with her one and only love, and how she couldn't give him that. Ever. Getting into the car, Sakura finally broke down, her body racked with sobs. Syaoran gathered her into his arms and ran his hands through her shoulder length hair.
"It's okay, Sakura. We'll keep trying. Don't give up." Syaoran whispered, his amber eyes filled with a terrible sadness.
~End Flashback~
That was a year ago. Syaoran and Sakura had been married for over two years, and in those two years hadn't given up on their dream of becoming parents. In case they weren't able to have a child on their own, they allowed their names to be added to a list of adoption agencies. The list was long, and so far no one had called about a baby for them to adopt. Life went on, and the twenty three year old couple forgot about the prospect of adoption altogether. Until they received a call, that is.
Sakura washed the dinner dishes, her eyes focused on the world outside. It was a warm June evening. The wind rustled through the tree in the back yard of their San Francisco home, making the leave swish softly. Finishing her dishes, Sakura walked into the living room where Syaoran was watching television. She sat down on the couch beside him and let him wrap his arms around her.
"What are you thinking about?" Syaoran asked the petite young woman as she pensively watched the television. Sakura sighed and turned, smiling at him sweetly.
"I was thinking about how much I love you." Sakura replied, kissing Syaoran's lips tenderly. Syaoran smiled through the kiss, and moved one of his hands from around Sakura's waist to her soft face, cradling it in his hand as he deepened the kiss. They stood and began making their way up the stairs to their bedroom when the phone rang, drawing their attention. Sakura broke reluctantly from the kiss to answer the phone.
"Hello?" Sakura said into the phone. She wondered who would be calling at this hour of night.
"Mrs. Li, this is Charvonne Harris. I have good news for you." The woman on the other end piped cheerily.
"Yes?" Sakura asked. Syaoran moved closer to his wife, curious as to who could be talking to her.
"Your name has come up on our list of adoptive parents. Would you be interested in sponsoring a surrogate mother?" Charvonne asked. Sakura gripped the phone tightly as she grinned widely.
"Yes. Yes! Of course we're interested! We'll be down tomorrow afternoon!" Sakura cried, hanging up the phone and leaping into her husband's arms.
"Who was that? What's going on?" Syaoran asked. Sakura beamed up at Syaoran, her eyes filled with happiness.
"We're being called to adopt a baby. . . "
*Okay, that's a good place to stop, you think? In the next chapter: Sakura and Syaoran go to the adoption agency to meet the mother of their baby. Please send out a review for me and tell me how you like it so far! I promise you, it's going to have a lot more romance in it. It's also going to be kinda sad too. . . fair warning.*
Fighting For My Family
"What did you say?" a young woman with rusty brown hair asked into the phone. She sighed, waiting for the doctor to repeat himself. She knew what he had said, he'd said it many times in the last two years. Her emerald eyes welled up with tears as the man on the other end spoke.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Li. The test came back negative." The doctor said, a hint of pity in his voice. Sakura thanked the doctor and hung up the phone, breaking down as she slid to the floor.
"Why is this happening to us?" Sakura sobbed aloud, ignoring the sound of an opening door and footsteps approaching. She felt warm arms envelop her and hoist her to her feet. Burying her face in his neck, Sakura cried harder.
"Shhh. . . baby, it's okay. We'll try again. Don't give up." Syaoran soothed, his eyes also brimming with tears. All his life he had loved Sakura. They had dreamed of getting married since they were in high school, and on May twenty-sixth two years ago, that dream came true. They planned on having a baby soon after the honeymoon, and within weeks Sakura thought they were pregnant. However, the test at the doctor's office proved them wrong. Undaunted, the couple tried many more times, until they worriedly consulted a physician. Syaoran closed his amber eyes as he remembered the day their world fell apart.
~Flashback~
Sakura and Syaoran sat in two large leather chairs, holding hands nervously as they waited for the test results. They had been trying to conceive on their own for over a year, but nothing had ever happened. So the couple went to a fertility expert to find out what the problem was. The door behind them opened, and they looked behind them to see an older man in a white lab coat walk in, a smile on his warm face.
"Good afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Li. We've got your test results back from the lab." The doctor said, taking a seat at his desk.
"Is everything alright?" Sakura asked, her voice shaking with nervousness. Syaoran gripped her hand tighter.
"I'm afraid not. Mrs. Li, you have had some trauma to your abdomen in your lifetime?" the doctor asked. Sakura nodded, thinking back to the car accident she had been involved in when she was thirteen.
"The trauma from which you suffered has stopped you from ovulating completely. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you and your husband will never be able to conceive a child." The doctor said, his voice serious. Sakura gasped, and Syaoran's eyes bugged out.
"You mean we'll never be able to have children?" Syaoran spoke, his voice quavering. Sakura felt hot tears roll down her cheeks as the doctor nodded affirmatively.
"There are other options, however. You can adopt a child, or take a foster child. I will set you up with the information before you leave. I'm truly sorry." The doctor added, rummaging through the papers on his desk for pamphlets on adoption. Handing the stack of information to the young heartbroken couple as they walked out, the doctor closed the door and shook his head. Such good people. . . they'd have made such wonderful parents.
Sakura and Syaoran walked to their car in silence, not able to find the words to comfort the other. Sakura's mind was racing as she walked. All she could think about was the family she wanted with her one and only love, and how she couldn't give him that. Ever. Getting into the car, Sakura finally broke down, her body racked with sobs. Syaoran gathered her into his arms and ran his hands through her shoulder length hair.
"It's okay, Sakura. We'll keep trying. Don't give up." Syaoran whispered, his amber eyes filled with a terrible sadness.
~End Flashback~
That was a year ago. Syaoran and Sakura had been married for over two years, and in those two years hadn't given up on their dream of becoming parents. In case they weren't able to have a child on their own, they allowed their names to be added to a list of adoption agencies. The list was long, and so far no one had called about a baby for them to adopt. Life went on, and the twenty three year old couple forgot about the prospect of adoption altogether. Until they received a call, that is.
Sakura washed the dinner dishes, her eyes focused on the world outside. It was a warm June evening. The wind rustled through the tree in the back yard of their San Francisco home, making the leave swish softly. Finishing her dishes, Sakura walked into the living room where Syaoran was watching television. She sat down on the couch beside him and let him wrap his arms around her.
"What are you thinking about?" Syaoran asked the petite young woman as she pensively watched the television. Sakura sighed and turned, smiling at him sweetly.
"I was thinking about how much I love you." Sakura replied, kissing Syaoran's lips tenderly. Syaoran smiled through the kiss, and moved one of his hands from around Sakura's waist to her soft face, cradling it in his hand as he deepened the kiss. They stood and began making their way up the stairs to their bedroom when the phone rang, drawing their attention. Sakura broke reluctantly from the kiss to answer the phone.
"Hello?" Sakura said into the phone. She wondered who would be calling at this hour of night.
"Mrs. Li, this is Charvonne Harris. I have good news for you." The woman on the other end piped cheerily.
"Yes?" Sakura asked. Syaoran moved closer to his wife, curious as to who could be talking to her.
"Your name has come up on our list of adoptive parents. Would you be interested in sponsoring a surrogate mother?" Charvonne asked. Sakura gripped the phone tightly as she grinned widely.
"Yes. Yes! Of course we're interested! We'll be down tomorrow afternoon!" Sakura cried, hanging up the phone and leaping into her husband's arms.
"Who was that? What's going on?" Syaoran asked. Sakura beamed up at Syaoran, her eyes filled with happiness.
"We're being called to adopt a baby. . . "
*Okay, that's a good place to stop, you think? In the next chapter: Sakura and Syaoran go to the adoption agency to meet the mother of their baby. Please send out a review for me and tell me how you like it so far! I promise you, it's going to have a lot more romance in it. It's also going to be kinda sad too. . . fair warning.*