How do I spend most of my holidays? Making up lines for Sora with my best friends. Yeah, that's right. I'm completely freaking amazing. I kid, I kid.
Anyway, I do hope you enjoy. Lol, I had too much fun writing this chapter.
Sakura was still asleep when Tomoyo came rushing through the door of Syaoran's house. "Tomoyo, what's wrong?" Syaoran asked. "I was in the village and one of the villagers was speaking with a man about Sakura's powers-I don't know how they found out, but they're sending a hunter into the forest to kill her!" Tomoyo explained. "I knew they'd pull something stupid like this." He grumbled. "What will we do?" Tomoyo asked. "We'll wait and see what happens." Syaoran murmured. "I'll alert the others." Tomoyo said, leaving. "Thank you Tomoyo." Syaoran smiled.
It would have been about sunset when Sora came barging through Syaoran's door-again-in the form of a canary. "Look Syaoran-I'm a duck!" she announced as she strutted into the room. Syaoran stared at her with a raised eye brow, "Sora, you're a canary." He told her. "I'm a what?" she replied surprised. "You're a canary Sora." Syaoran replied.
"I'm not a canary, I'm a duck!" Sora argued.
"Sora, you are a canary." Syaoran sighed.
"But I'm a duck, see; quack, quack."
"That is the word to describe the sound that a duck makes, but that is not the actual sound. You. Are. A. Canary."
"Listen here you mangy mutt, I'm a duck!"
"Syaoran, why is there a canary in the middle of our living room?" Sakura asked as she rubbed her sleepy eyes. "I'm a duck!" Sora squawked. "Really, then what's this?" Syaoran asked, holding up a picture of a duck. "A canary." She answered. "No, that was a picture of a duck. You're a canary Sora." Sakura yawned. "I am?" she asked. "Yes." Sakura replied, curling up next to Syaoran. "SYAORAN, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?" Sora screeched. "I DID, BUT YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN!" He shouted back. "I would have remembered if you TOLD ME." Sora argued. "I give up." Syaoran groaned, covering his face with his hands. "So Sakura, how are you feeling?" Sora asked as she returned to her human form. "Exhausted…what happened…?" she asked. Syaoran's hand tightened around her shoulder, and Sakura immediately knew something was wrong. "You're powers activated in yesterday's battle…do you remember?" Syaoran asked softly. Sakura thought for a moment, and remembered Syaoran lying in a pool of blood and the events following. "I killed them, didn't I…?" she whispered. Syaoran looked at her sadly, but he didn't hate her-how could he hate her for something like that? More than anything, he felt responsible. "I'm sorry I scared you…it's my fault that you have the blood of villagers on your hands." He murmured. "All that matters is that you're alive-I don't care anymore." She smiled softly-Syaoran could see the guilt in her eyes, and how she was trying so hard to bury it like all of her other hostile emotions towards the village. "Oh speaking of Sakura's powers-I come bearing NEWS." Sora announced. Sakura looked up at Syaoran with questioning eyes. "I asked them to look into your background because someone's coming after you." He murmured, answering her question. "What's the news then?" Syaoran asked.
"Well; I went into town and asked a few questions about Sakura's family-apparently her parents moved there saying they were escaping from some problems when they had Sakura, and when she was young they disappeared without a trace, leaving her to take care of herself. So, I did a little more snooping around and apparently Sakura's parents helped out a lot so they had good harvests and such, but everything went downhill when they disappeared and pinned the blame on Sakura, saying that she was a curse and crap." Sora said.
Sakura remembered the day when her parents had left her; they'd told her to stay safe in the village and that they would be back soon as they had to go somewhere, but they never returned. She was about seven when that happened, but Sakura had been receiving a lot of hate from the children in the village prior to those events because she'd saved a baby bird from dying. "Sakura, did your parents ever tell you stories about magic users or anything like that?" Syaoran asked softly. Sakura's eyes widened-she remembered all of the stories she'd heard from her mother; they spoke of how magic was used for helping people, but because everyone feared their power they were wiped out. "Yes…my mother told me stories of how magic was once a special gift to have and was used to help people, but suddenly everyone came to fear their power and hunters were sent out to wipe them all out…but in the end there was a child who defeated the hunters-it was my favourite story…" she replied. Suddenly everything made sense to her; her parents were magicians as was she and they hadn't abandoned her as she originally thought, but were murdered. They knew they were being hunted, and they had left to protect her-now she was being hunted. "Syaoran, it all makes sense now…" she whispered. "Sakura, I'm going to protect you." He told her, lifting her chin up so that they made eye contact. "You're always protecting me…" She smiled. "Well he wouldn't if he didn't love you~!" Sora sang, dancing like an idiot in the middle of their living room. "Why do you have to be such a retard?" Syaoran complained. "Pfft, I'm everyone's amusement. Shut up." Sora retorted. Sakura giggled at the two siblings, amused by their silly arguments.
Syaoran lay next to Sakura staring up at the ceiling while she was mending the hole in her coat. She was humming a soft tune that seemed to put him at ease, reminding him of when she used to sing to herself back when he would sleep with his head in her lap all those years ago on the top of the hill. He found himself smiling at the memory, gaining Sakura's attention. "What are you thinking about?" she smiled. "When you used to sing while I'd lie down with my head in your lap before we were married." He replied. "You have a beautiful voice." He smiled. Sakura blushed and returned to her sewing feeling a little embarrassed. "I'm not that good…" she mumbled. "Do you ever get lonely when I'm not around…?" Syaoran asked softly, changing the subject. Sakura placed her things away and turned to face him. "Sometimes I do, but I know you'll always come back to me. And I have Sora and Chii and the others to keep me company." She smiled. "Sometimes I worry about leaving you for too long because I don't want you to feel alone, and sometimes I fear for your safety." He murmured. Sakura moved to sit on him and smiled, kissing him gently. "You worry too much." She giggled. "Yes, and you two are a perfect match!" Sora sang from the doorway. "What the hell are you doing here?!" Syaoran asked. "I came to check up on Sakura-duh!" his sister replied, rolling her eyes. "But I see you two are at it again, so obviously she's fine. Have a good night you two-and see you in the morning Syaoran!" Sora sang as she skipped out the door. "She has the worst timing ever…" Sakura groaned. Syaoran laughed and agreed, "She sure does." He said.
A few moments later Sora came back into the room, staring at the two. She seemed to be thinking hard about something, and before Sakura or Syaoran could ask she spoke. "You know…if you two were to have kids, then that would mean you'd have sex…" She said casually. Sakura turned bright red and Syaoran glared at his sister. "Sora-get out!" he shouted. "Leaving!" Sora laughed, running out the door and leaving the two alone again. This time, she didn't come back.
Sakura hid her face from Syaoran, completely embarrassed by what just happened. He smiled up at her, brushing his hand along her cheek gently before pulling her in for a kiss. As soon as she leant in he untied the back of her dress and flipped her around onto the bed so that he was leaning over her. She smiled, looking into his deep amber eyes and grabbing his shirt to pull him in for another kiss. "I love you." She whispered as she unbuttoned his shirt. "I love you too." He smiled back before kissing her.
About a week later Sakura woke with a small fever. She figured it wasn't really anything to be worried about, so she rolled over and wrapped her arms around Syaoran's body before falling back to sleep.
The fever continued to stay with her for the rest of the week, but she didn't tell Syaoran anything; she didn't want to worry him and she felt fine. Even so, Syaoran still thought she was acting weird whenever he asked her if something was wrong.
It was a sunny afternoon when she went to visit the girls as Syaoran was out patrolling the borders with Fai, Yuui and Kurogane. She sat with Chii, Freya, Tomoyo and Sora, picking at her cake. She wasn't feeling particularly well that day, and her fever was higher than it had been. "Don't feel like cake today?" Tomoyo asked. "Not really…" Sakura mumbled. "Sakura, are you alright? You don't look well." Chii said worriedly. "I'm fine-don't worry about me." She smiled as she went to stand up; suddenly everything went blurry and she couldn't see straight. She fell to the floor and the girls rushed to her side. "She's not alright-she has a high fever!" Sora groaned. "Please…don't tell Syaoran; I don't want him to worry about me-he's so busy…" Sakura said. The girls looked at each other and then back at Sakura. "Fine, we won't tell him-but we're taking you home so that you can rest." Freya spoke. "Thank you…" Sakura smiled.
Chii stayed to look after Sakura while Freya, Tomoyo and Sora all left claiming to go find the herbs for a medicine. "Sakura, how long have you been feeling like this for?" Chii asked while embroidering a pretty floral pattern onto blue silk. "Possibly the last week and a half…" she mumbled. Chii stopped to stare at her. "And you didn't tell him!? That's the stupidest thing ever!" the blonde groaned. "Sorry…" Sakura replied quietly. Suddenly she felt her stomach clench painfully and jumped up to run for the door. "Sakura-what's wrong?!" Chii placed her things down and ran after Sakura. She was on her knees and bent over, breathing heavily. Chii held Sakura's hair out of the way as she vomited, rubbing her back soothingly. "I'll go get you some water." Chii murmured, rushing back inside and returning with a glass of water. Sakura sipped at it slowly, still feeling ill.
Sora found Syaoran with little difficulty, finding them at the very edge of the border that looked out over the village. Fai looked over at the approaching brunette and smiled. "What brings you out here, Sora?" Fai asked. Syaoran turned his head and rolled his eyes as his sister skipped over to him and slammed her hand down hard on his shoulder. "What do you want?" Syaoran asked. "I come bearing news of your wife!" Sora replied cheerfully. "Is something wrong?" he asked almost immediately. "Your wife is sick, faggot!" She sang. "Fuck…" he groaned. "She has a rather high fever; you know, she told us not to tell you but as if she'd be able to keep it from you for long." Sora said while spinning around in circles. "I thought something was off about her…" Syaoran muttered. "So, what are you going to do?" Sora asked. Syaoran stayed quiet for a moment-he wanted to go to her, but he also needed to keep an eye out for the hunter. "Hey, we'll look after her and all until you get back tonight, but what I really want to know is what you're going to say to her." Sora smirked. "You know, for a little sister you sure are incredibly annoying." Syaoran muttered. "I can't say I'm exactly happy that she's been hiding it from me, but it's not like I'm going to yell at her for it; I know what she's like…" he trailed off. He knew exactly why she wouldn't tell him-she didn't want to get in his way or cause problems for him. But didn't she know that he'd just worry about her more if she kept quiet about being sick? He'd have a talk to her about that later. "Thanks, Sora. I really appreciate it." He said softly. "Alright then, we'll see you tonight!" She sang as she bounded off into the forest.
Fai and Yuui looked at Syaoran knowing full well that he was worried about her. "Are you sure you want to stay out here?" Yuui asked. Syaoran continued walking along the border line with his hands in his pockets. "I'll allow Sakura to think that I don't know for now because that's what she wants. I'll make sure she's protected at all costs." He replied softly. The two blondes looked at each other and shrugged.
Sora sat with the rest of the girls on the floor of the bedroom while Sakura sat in the bed drinking the medicine that they had made for her. "Now listen here Sakura, you're going to be on a strict diet until we know what's wrong with you!" Chii told her. Sakura groaned; the last time she was placed on a strict diet was when she had fallen severely ill a few years back. It sucked. "Hey-you want to get better, don't you?" Tomoyo asked. "Yeah…" Sakura mumbled. "Oh come on, it's not that bad. Besides, you don't want to worry Syaoran now." Sora grinned. "Fine." Sakura pouted-she hated not being able to eat her favourite foods.
When Syaoran returned he immediately walked straight to the bedroom where Sakura was. The rest of the girls were sitting on the floor doing their own individual thing-Sora was weaving a basket with straw, Chii was continuing on with her embroidery, Freya was playing solitaire and Tomoyo was playing with a kitten. Sakura looked up and immediately knew that he knew. "Guys, I told you not to tell!" she said. "They were following my orders." Syaoran said, sitting down beside her and checking her temperature. "What?" Sakura asked. "I told them to tell me if anything was wrong." He replied. "You worry too much…" Sakura muttered. "Says she who was worried about causing me problems; you know you're the most important thing in my life, and you know I don't like it when you hide things from me." He said sternly. Sakura puffed out her cheeks in irritation, but immediately felt guilty for worrying him. Her eyes filled with tears and she clenched her fists in the sheets. "We're gonna leave now; call us if you need anything, alright?" Tomoyo smiled. Syaoran looked over at the door to find the girls standing there, about to leave. "Thanks for looking after her while I was gone." Syaoran smiled. "Anytime!" Sora waved.
Once the girls left Sakura sat in silence, not saying a word. She was annoyed that the girls had told Syaoran, but she was more annoyed with herself for getting sick. She'd caused him to worry over her, and she hated that. She was snapped away from her thoughts by her husband pulling her into his arms. "If you don't tell me if you're in pain or sick, then I can't help you. I don't want to lose you." He whispered. "I'm sorry…" Sakura said quietly. "It alright, but please, don't hide anything from me anymore." He pleaded. Sakura smiled and wrapped her arms around him. "I'm sorry I broke our promise. It won't happen again." She said softly.
A few weeks passed by and Sakura finally figured out what was wrong with her-at least, she hoped she was correct. Everything was pointing to the same thing; the weight gain despite her healthy eating and movement, waking up every morning feeling ill, how she hadn't had her period yet, how she was often feeling fatigued or tired, the strange mood swings. Her breasts were unusually sore, and she often got cravings for certain things while turning up her nose at some of her favourite things. She figured she'd go see Tomoyo and ask her as she was the least likely to freak out on her.
Luckily for her, she found Tomoyo down bathing at the springs just like she was about to. Syaoran told Sakura that he'd meet her back at home as he didn't like staying around if there were other girls bathing-he preferred to let them have their privacy.
Tomoyo smiled as Sakura entered the water, greeting her cheerfully. "Good morning Sakura, how are you feeling today? Better?" the dark haired guardian asked. Sakura smiled back a little awkwardly and waited until she knew Syaoran was completely gone. "Well that's actually what I wanted to talk to you about." She said quietly. Tomoyo blinked in surprise and sat next to Sakura in the water so that they could talk comfortably. "So what's wrong?" Tomoyo asked. Sakura took in a deep breath to calm her nerves, wondering how to word it. "Well…I think I might be pregnant…" Sakura said quietly. Tomoyo's eyes widened and jaw dropped. She was speechless for a few seconds, but regained herself quickly, "Sakura, that's amazing! Have you told Syaoran yet?" her friend asked excitedly. "No, you see I'm not entirely sure yet. That's why I came to you since I know you can sense other life forces…" Sakura trailed off. "And you don't know how to tell him either." Tomoyo nodded in understanding. "I'm going to place my hand on your stomach to see if I can feel anything, alright?" Tomoyo said. "Alright…" Sakura took a few deep breaths, still trying to calm herself. She felt Tomoyo's hand against her stomach; she moved it around a bit and grinned at her friend who stared back at her. "Was I right?" Sakura asked. "Sakura, oh my god! Congratulations!" Tomoyo said excitedly while hugging her friend. "I don't know how to tell everyone let alone Syaoran." Sakura said voicing her worries. "Why not just tell everyone all at once?" Tomoyo suggested. "I guess…" Sakura mumbled, slipping herself further into the water. "I'll be there right behind you, promise." Tomoyo smiled. Sakura sighed with relief and smiled back, "Thank you so much Tomoyo, I knew you wouldn't freak out on me." She laughed. Tomoyo burst out with laughter, "If anyone were to freak out on you it would be Sora and Chii!" she laughed. "Yeah, that's why I didn't go to them." Sakura giggled.
Syaoran looked up as Sakura and Tomoyo entered the household-Tomoyo looking excited and Sakura looking a little worried. Fai, Yuui and Kurogane were also in the room with Syaoran, so the looks on the two girl's faces spiked their interest. "What are you looking so excited about Tomoyo?" Fai asked curiously. "That's for me to know and Sakura to tell. But not until everyone is here." Tomoyo sang. Syaoran looked at Sakura, confused as to what was going on. She smiled awkwardly and went to stand over beside him. "What's going on?" he asked, holding her hand. "I'll tell you when the others are here…it's something everyone should know…" she replied quietly.
It didn't take long for Sora and Chii to come skipping through the door with Freya, Kamui, Subaru, Yuuko and Tora walking in behind them. They took seats in the room and stared expectantly at Sakura, wondering what she had to say. Sakura began to feel nervous and uneasy, unknowing of what to say. "Sakura, is everything alright?" Syaoran asked, standing up. "It's ok, go ahead." Tomoyo said comfortingly. "Please don't freak out on me when I tell you this," Sakura began, "I'm pregnant."
Syaoran stared at her unbelievingly. "You're WHAT?" he asked. "I said I'm pregnant." Sakura repeated, her face bright red. Before he had time to say anything, Sora ran over to him and punched him, knocking him onto the floor. He glared up at her, "What was that for!?" Syaoran shouted. "CONGRATULATIONS ON SUCCESSFULLY KNOCKING UP YOUR WIFE. Now get off the floor." Sora said while dusting off her dress and turning to Sakura, taking her hands in her own. "Well you know what Sakura; you're built to have babies!" Sora said cheerfully. Sakura blinked a few times, shocked by Sora's over excitement. "Uh…thanks?" Sakura said. Fai looked at his brother with a smirk on his face, "That will be fifty gold coins, thanks." He said. "Fuck." Yuui rolled his eyes and dug around in his pocket for the small pouch and dropped it in his brother's hand. Freya and Chii stared at Sakura and the speechless Syaoran. "Ha-ha, wooow…" Freya laughed awkwardly. "You dog." Chii smirked at her leader. He leant back against the table, still letting the news sink in. "Syaoran…?" Sakura called for his attention. He placed his hands on her hips and drew her in for a hug, "You aren't joking, right?" he asked. "No Syaoran, it's true." Sakura replied, wrapping her hands around him. "Wow…a child, huh?" he smiled, thinking of what their future would be like. She went to hold his hand but was dragged away by excited guardians, pestering her with questions and congratulating her.
"You're going to have to be extra careful if that hunter finds out about Sakura." Kurogane had walked up beside Syaoran. "I know…I might have to ask a few favours." Syaoran replied darkly. "I don't think anyone will mind." Tora grinned up at Syaoran. "Thanks, Tora." Syaoran smiled. "Hey Syaoran-get over here!" Sora shouted. "What-why?" he asked as Chii pulled him over to receive glomping from everyone. "Sora you're heavy, get off." He complained. "Are you calling me fat?" she asked. "YES NOW GET OFF." He said while struggling to breath for air. "What did you say?" she growled. "Get off!" he repeated. "Sakura how could you marry such a jerk!?" Sora cried. "Sora…" Sakura groaned.
The entire day was practically celebrating, so Sakura and Syaoran hardly had any time alone together. But they did have fun with their friends, there was no doubt about that. The fun stopped when Tomoyo's aura flared up, her hair floating mystically around her body. Her eyes seemed as if they were looking to some place distant. She was having a dream of the future.
What's Tomoyo dreaming about? What am I dreaming about!? Haha, Sakura loves to scare the crap out of everyone ;)
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