Mother, Father
Syaoran Li, like the dedicated husband he was, was holding Sakura's hand while she suffered through labor. With each contraction, Sakura would squeeze his hand hard enough that he knew it was going to leave a bruise, if she didn't break it first.
They were in a private room, the doctor having told her that she needed to wait a while longer before she could give birth. It had all happened so sudden. First she'd been at home with Syaoran having some tea when all of a sudden, her water broke and Syaoran rushed her to the hospital.
They were both calm, just waiting. That is, everything would have been calm if Kero weren't flying around in nervous circles, right above her head.
"Will you relax, Kero-chan?" Sakura finally said after watching him for a while. "You're starting to make me nervous."
Kero stopped and immediately flew to her face. "Nervous? Who's nervous? I'm not." He gave a nervous chuckle and flapped his tail. "Wish there was some TV here. That would be a good distraction right about now."
Sakura sighed and then screwed her eyes such, her hand moving to her belly. She moaned as another contraction hit and Kero freaked out a little more.
Worried, Syaoran leaned in to give her a kiss on the forehead.
She smiled, despite her pain, and started to struggle up.
"What are you doing?" Kero cried.
Sakura grimaced. "Help me stand up," she asked, holding her hand out for Syaoran to take.
Syaoran frowned. "Are you sure?"
Sakura's bright green eyes sparkled. "Positive. Some walking around will do me some good."
With her husband's help, she managed to stand and then, slowly, started making her way around the room. Her hand was clasped securely in Syaoran's and every once in a while, she would stop to let a contraction pass, and then continue on. She was on her fourth lap around the room when the door suddenly burst open and a myriad of people made their way in.
"Sakura!" Touya called and reached her side, holding her elbow and glaring at Syaoran who glared right back.
Sakura smiled, tactfully ignoring the heated look her husband and brother passed each other. "You made it." A contraction chose that moment to hit and she leaned forward silently, waiting for it to pass.
"Is she alright?" Yukito asked coming into view.
Syaoran nodded and ran a loving hand across Sakura's cheek. "She'll be fine. She's almost ready."
Tomoyo suddenly appeared in front of Sakura and they held hands. "How far apart are your contractions?"
Sakura was trying to control her breathing before she answered. "They're really close. In fact, I think someone should call the doctor now."
"You heard the lady," Kero shouted. He would have gone himself but it probably wouldn't have been the smartest thing to do. In fact, knowing that the doctor would be in there any moment now, he decided to duck and hide behind Tomoyo's long strands of hair.
Yukito left the room and while the rest waited for him to come back with a doctor, Tomoyo spoke softly and happily with Sakura about what she planned to name the baby.
Sakura smiled. "That's easy. If it's a girl, I'll name her Nadeshiko. If it's a boy, well, I like the name Kimihiro." She looked up at Touya whose hand was still resting on her elbow. "When's dad going to get here?" She frowned. "Someone did call him, right?"
"Don't worry. He'll be here."
The doctor walked in then with a nurse and a wheel chair. "Alright Sakura-san, are you ready?"
Sakura smiled and placed a gentle hand on her belly. "I've been waiting for months to see my special little child."
The doctor smiled and quickly instructed for Sakura to take a seat on the wheel chair. She was whisked away, her friends and family walking along side her.
"I'll go in," Syaoran declared to the doctor. The man nodded and gave him over to a nurse who told him what to do to enter clean in the room. Before Sakura disappeared through the door, out of the corner of her eye she saw her dad making his way towards them. A bright smile broke across her face and she waved enthusiastically before disappearing behind the doors.
Syaoran stood off to the side and watched as the doctor prepared Sakura. A nurse touched his shoulder and said in a soft voice, "Hold her hand. When she starts pushing, it will be very painful and she needs all the support she can get."
Looking back at his wife, he grasped her hand firmly against his. She looked up at him and smiled.
"All right, Sakura-san," the doctor said off in the distance. "Push."
Later, Syaoran wasn't sure what his emotions were at that precise moment. It was a mixture between worry, fear, and extreme joy.
He couldn't help but worry as Sakura's grip crushed his fingers. He couldn't help but fear that the pain she was experiencing was too much, if it was taking longer that it was suppose to, if the baby was alright, and joy when he heard their child's first cries and when the nurse let him hold the baby boy in his arms for the first time.
He was so tiny and it amazed him that such a loud noise could come from such a small being.
"Let me see," Sakura's weak voice called. Syaoran walked towards the side of her bed and rested the baby gently in her arms. She smiled, touching the baby's nose. "He's so cute. Our little Kimihiro," she whispered.
Kimihiro decided then to open his eyes and completely surprise Sakura and Syaoran.
"He has such blue eyes," Syaoran whispered.
Both parents gazed into those large blue orbs of their child. Their baby boy.
Sakura was in such excellent health that she was checked out of the hospital that very day. When she walked out, she was carrying her baby proudly in her arms. Everyone crowded to see. Sakura's dad hugged her tightly and whispered how happy he was for. Tomoyo poked Syaoran on the side, asking how it felt like to be a dad. When he blushed and stammered something, she just laughed her 'Hohohoho' laugh. Yukito couldn't help but peer at the baby's white face. Touya was the first to say anything.
"Jeez, he looks nothing like you or the brat." His sister frowned and stomped on his foot. He grimaced but otherwise didn't say anything except to sneak a glare at her. She just huffed. Yukito laughed softly behind them, noticing how some things would never change.
"That's not true," Tomoyo said gazing lovingly at the baby's heart-shaped face and nose. "He has Sakura-chan's nose and mouth, and Syaoran-kun's ears." She smiled at Sakura. "He's beautiful."
Proudly, Sakura flushed and rocked her baby gently. She tapped his little nose making him scrunch his face and open his eyes to see what that had been. Everyone in the room gasped at his eyes.
"You know," Kero said poking his head out from Tomoyo's hair. "He looks a lot like Clow Reed and Eriol."
Sakura and Syaoran traded looks. "We'd been thinking the same thing," Syaoran confessed.
There was a clicking nose and they all looked up to see Tomoyo with her camcorder. "What?" she said with a gentle smile. "You didn't think I would miss catching this in my camcorder, did you?" She looked back through the lenses and zeroed in on Sakura, Syaoran, and little Kimihiro. "I think it's a perfect moment to start making memories! And you all look so cute!"
Sakura chuckled in embarrassment while everyone else chuckled at Tomoyo's enthusiasm.
"There she goes," Kero mumbled to himself, resting his head on his small paw. "Guess the new kid is going to be her new favorite pastime."
Tomoyo's 'Hohoho!' sounded throughout the hall.
Just an AU story I felt like writing when I discovered that that Sakura and Syaoran are Watanuki's parents. Tell me what you think. I'll probably add more one-shots if enough people are interested.
