Friends into Lovers

Author: Miharu Tsubaki

Disclaimer: I don't own any character, except this story and my own characters.

Right, this is the last episode from Friends Into Lovers! There will be a deleted scene in the next chapter and also some author notes.

Here, you go!

Chapter 14: Epilogue

-Sakura's POV-

The light that beamed throw the drapes in my room woke me up. Fortunately, I have gained my natural alarm to wake up early. I closed my eyes for a few seconds before opening it fully. I sat up on the bed and stretched my torso. Suddenly, there was something... someone to be precised, who circled his arms around my waist and snuggled to it. I looked at the owner of those muscular arms and traced his jaws.

He's so cute when he's sleeping!

"It's ticklish..." he murmured when I stroked the point where his jaw and neck met.

"You're awake," I replied as I blew a kiss on his face.

He chuckled and his hands started to wander around under my T-shirt when suddenly...

"MOMMY! DADDY!"

-Normal POV-

"MOMMY! DADDY!" two children burst into the door and ran towards the older figures.

The brown haired man took his hand from the woman's shirt immediately and sat up on the bed, waiting for his kids to approach them. The boy's got brown hair and pair of emerald orbs, while the girl's got a lighter brown hair and pair of amber orbs. The girl got onto the man's lap while the boy got onto the woman's.

"Both of you are up so early!" the woman exclaimed as she laughed.

Both of the girl and the boy said, "Can we go to the park now? You promised us yesterday!"

The man chuckled and nodded, "Alright. But you've got to have your breakfast first."

The children squealed in delight and hugged their parents, "Yay! Thanks, Mommy, Daddy!"

They ran out from their parents' room and started talking about what they would do in the park. The adults could only smile seeing their children in such a happy state. The man mischievously snaked his hand beneath the woman's T-shirt and stroked her back. The woman rolled her eyes and slapped his hand.

"Mind your action," the woman went down from the bed and changed, leaving the man sighed on the bed.

-Syaoran's POV-

I go down from the bed and get ready to work. Work? Yeah, I'm continuing a family's company as a CEO. I go downstairs, knowing that there will be someone waiting for me in the dining room. As I walk into the room, two little kids tugged on my trousers.

"You take such a long time, Daddy!"

"Yeah, you make us wait!"

I laugh and pick both of them, "I'm sorry, where's your mommy?"

They point at the kitchen and I settle them down on their chair. I go to the kitchen and see my beautiful angel with apron cooking. I grin and snaked my arms around her waist, earning a surprised yelp from her.

"Stop shocking me, Syaoran!" She pouts and I take her lips in mine.

"Can you finish the breakfast quick? I'm hungry, Sakura..."

She hits me and gets back to her work, "Sit down nicely with the kids or you won't get any!"

I comply and wait for her with my kids in the dining room. Right, you're probably confused now so let me explain.

Sakura and I are married.

We got married seven years ago. I'm 28 with her being 27 now. Pretty young for being parents, huh? Well, Sakura had always wanted to get married at the age of 20. We've got two wonderful kids, Satoshi and Ayame. Satoshi's two years older than Ayame who's four year old.

"Breakfast ready!" She walks out from the kitchen with four plates on her hands. Haven't I told you that she's good at gymnastic?

-Normal POV-

Ayame and Satoshi were playing at the park near their house. Ayame was sitting on a swing while Satoshi was pushing it. Just then, it started to rain.

"Aya-chan, let's go home now. It's raining," he stopped pushing and gave his hand to her to help her get down from the swing.

Unfortunately, she slipped and fell down, "Aya-chan, are you okay?"

He helped her to sit down and his eyes widened, "Your knee's bleeding!"

Ayame was currently crying because of the pain, "I-It hurts, onii-chan..."

Satoshi was panicked and gave her his jacket, "I'll call Mommy! Wait here!"

"W-Wait, onii-chan!" Ayame tried to stop him but he, having the trait to run as fast as a cheetah, had run beyond her sight.

Ayame looked all around her, "I... I-I'm alone..." and cried harder.

. . .

"Hey, are you alright?"

Ayame tried to look at the boy who owned the voice, "I-I'm afraid..."

The boy noticed the red liquid from her knee, took his handkerchief and wrapped it around her knee, "Does it hurt?"

Ayame nodded but she got a little bit calmer with this unknown boy with her, "Is your house near here?"

She nodded, "Let me take you home," and the boy helped her to walk home.

When they arrived in front of her house, Sakura was right in front of her house with Satoshi and they were about to go with worried written on their face. Ayame ran to them although she almost tripped a few times. Sakura quickly scooped her into her arms and wiped her tears.

"Are you okay, sweetheart?" Sakura asked worriedly.

Ayame nodded and said, "Mommy... someone walked Ayame home... He..."

Sakura followed her daughter's gaze but found no one around them, "W-Where's he? Mommy, onii-chan, you saw him right?"

Sakura gave her daughter an apologetic look and combed Ayame's hair with her hand, "I'm so sorry, sweetie... I didn't see anyone... Look, tomorrow, we will go back to the park and wait for him, okay?"

Ayame looked sad but could only nod as her mother gave her a kiss on her forehead. She was brought back into the house in her mother's arm and was put on a sofa while Sakura took the first-aid box from the cupboard. She came back and squatted in front of her daughter.

"Where did you get this, sweetie?" Sakura asked in surprise as she unwrapped the handkerchief which was circled around Ayame's knee.

"That boy gave it to me," Ayame answered.

Sakura formed a small 'o' before washing Ayame's knee and applying some medicine on it. Ayame's breath hitched and tears formed in her eyes as she felt pain when Sakura was applying the medicine. She stuck a band-aid and kissed her daughter's knee.

"There, it will be better soon, I promise," Sakura put the first-aid box back to the cupboard and let Satoshi led her sister back to the living room to play.

-That night-

"I'm home," Syaoran walked in and was greeted by his precious wife and kids.

"DADDY!" Both Satoshi and Ayame ran towards their father and hugged his legs.

Syaoran chuckled and squatted down to pull his kids into a warm embrace, "How's your day?"

"Aya-chan fell down and hurt her knee," Satoshi said first which made Syaoran's eyes widened and his smile turned into a worried expression.

He turned his attention to the petite girl in his arm, that's when he realized a patch on her knee. He stroked the surface gently and asked worriedly, "Does it still hurt?"

Ayame smiled and shook her head, "Mommy's a good doctor! It doesn't hurt at all now!"

Syaoran looked at her wife who smiled but still put a worried face. Ayame kissed her father's cheek and giggled, "Don't worry, Dad!"

He chuckled and ruffled both of his kids' hair, "Be careful next time, okay?"

He walked towards his wife and hugged her, his lips started to wander around her face, "The kids are here..."

Sakura said, "Satoshi, Ayame, wash your hands and wait in the dining room. Dinner's coming soon."

"Okay," both of the kids ran, soon not in the sight of the adults.

Syaoran chuckled at how his wife could manage the situation very well and kissed her, "You're amazing."

Sakura giggled and blew a kiss on his neck before pushing him, "Should I prepare a hot bath for you?"

"Will you join me?" he raised an eyebrow in humor, waiting her to answer.

She faked a grimace and hit him lightly on his chest, "In your dreams!"

With that, she went to the bathroom upstairs while he went to the dining room to meet his children and wait for the meal.

-The Next Day-

"Mommy! Hurry up!" Ayame ran all around waiting for her mother.

Sakura took her pink silk scarf and put it around her shoulder, "Alright, let's go."

Ayame and Satoshi were holding hands while Sakura walked behind them to the park. Sakura felt nostalgia when she saw the park where she first met her husband, Syaoran. It had been around twenty-three years ago.

"Sakura-chan!" a woman with long raven hair walked towards the group.

"Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura greeted the woman back.

"Aya-chan, Satoshi!" Sakura called her kids who were about to play.

Both of the kids ran towards their mother and bowed, "Hello, aunty Tomoyo!"

"Hi there, Aya-chan, Sato-kun."

Ayame squealed when she saw the smaller girl in Tomoyo's arms, "Yuu-chan!"

Sakura giggled and stroked the petite girl's cheek gently, "How's Yuu-chan?"

"She's fine. She'll have her first birthday soon! All of you have to come!" Tomoyo exclaimed.

"We won't miss it," Satoshi grinned.

Tomoyo laughed and asked, "Anyhow, what are you guys doing here?"

"Aya-chan wants to meet her knight in shining armor," Sakura giggled.

Tomoyo's eyes widened and laughed, "Isn't it Syaoran?" (A/N: You'll understand this later in Sakura's and Syaoran's little talk)

"I want to befriend with him, Aunty!" Ayame cut in happily.

Sakura squatted and kissed both of her kids' cheeks, "Why don't you wait for him there? Mommy wants to have a talk with Aunty Tomoyo."

Both Ayame and Satoshi nodded and ran to the inner part of the park. Satoshi helped Ayame to sit down on a bench while waiting for the boy to come.

"Isn't this the place where you first met your hubby, Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo teased.

Sakura watched her kids as another boy around their age came, "Yes..."

The boy and her kids introduced themselves as they started to play together in the penguin park, "My salad days... When I was green in judgement..."

Tomoyo looked at her friend in confusion as Sakura giggled, "It's a quote from Shakespeare's Anthony & Cleopatra, it's Cleopatra's words when she saw her past."

Sakura stared at the trio who were playing together, "I still remember clearly that day, when we introduced ourselves and played together, well, Touya didn't though."

Tomoyo smiled and nodded, "I understand... It feels like you're seeing a movie about yourselves."

Sakura nodded and giggled, "But I don't really expect this exact thing happened to Aya-chan..."

Just then, the trio ran towards the two women, "Mommy! Aunty Tomoyo!"

Ayame held the boy by his hand and shoved him to front, "This is my new friend!"

Sakura smiled and squatted, "What's your name?"

"It's Tsubasa," the boy said nervously.

Sakura studied the boy with a gentle smile. Tsubasa's got a messy hair, just like Syaoran, but with a lighter brown color. His eyes were hazel, while Syaoran's were amber. To her surprise, they shared a resemblance although they didn't have any blood relation.

"Another Sakura and another Syaoran..." she thought.

"Can we go back and play, Mommy?" Satoshi asked.

Sakura nodded, "Sure," and the kids went back to play together.

They were silent for a few moments before Tomoyo asked, "When are you going to tell him?"

"He has to find out by himself..."

-That night, after dinner-

Sakura was waiting for her husband who was taking a bath. She was writing her shopping list on the living room when suddenly, two strong muscular arms circled her neck and shoulders. She giggled and turned her head around, only to be captured in a deep kiss.

"What are you doing, honey?" Syaoran asked as he peeked to the small paper she held.

"Oh, nothing. Just a few things a housewife should do," she patted the space beside her, signaling him to sit down.

He complied and circled his arm around her shoulder while she rested her head on his shoulder, "Syaoran, do you still remember our first meet?"

He nodded, "Why?"

She studied his fingers, which were longer, bigger and firmer than hers, "Well, something like that happened to Aya-chan. Yesterday, a boy walked her home and disappeared just like what you did. Today, they met and played together just like what we did! And guess what!"

"What?"

Sakura bit her lower lip before whispering to his ear, "He is the boy next door!"

Syaoran's eyes widened and he laughed dryly, "W-What? You're pulling my legs!"

She shook her head and smiled, "We went home together and found out that his house is just right beside us!"

He chuckled and kissed her forehead, "Can't wait to beat the boy if he made Ayame cry."

She knew what he meant just by hearing his tone and poked his ribs, "My Dad didn't when you made me cry!"

"Right..." he murmured and rolled his eyes.

"Daddy! Mommy!" Sakura and Syaoran turned around and saw Ayame and Satoshi ran towards them.

As usual, Ayame jumped and sat on Syaoran's lap while Satoshi on Sakura's, "Daddy! Daddy! I made a new friend today!"

Syaoran tried to look surprise and asked, "Really? Who is that?"

"The boy next door, his name is Tsubasa," Satoshi answered.

Ayame nodded and tugged on her father's shirt, "Daddy, I just found out that his bedroom is right next to me! Can you please make us some bells?"

Syaoran and Sakura stole some glances at each other, knowing what their daughter meant by but acting as if not, "What do you mean, Ayame?"

"Well," Ayame blushed slightly and played with her fingers, "the window in his bedroom is right in front of my window. If we have some ropes and bells, if I want to talk to him, I'll just shake the rope so the bells in his room will ring and then, and then-"

Syaoran laughed when he saw his daughter pretends pulling the rope, "I understand. I'll make it this weekend."

Ayame squealed and hugged her father, "Thank you, Daddy! You're the best!"

Sakura giggled and whispered to her husband, "Tsubasa shares a resemblance with you..."

Ayame jumped down from his lap and was about to run when he stopped her, "Ayame, where are you going?"

Ayame blushed slightly and answered, "I want to tell Tsubasa-kun that you've agreed, Dad..."

An idea popped up in his mind as he faked a sad face, "Oh my... someone has stolen my wife-to-be..."

Sakura slapped him lightly on his back as Ayame ran back to her father and hugged his legs, "Don't worry, Daddy! I still want to marry you when I grow up!"

Syaoran laughed hard and patted the little girl's head, "Fine, fine."

Satoshi wriggled against his mother and jumped down to follow his sister, "Night, Mom, Dad!"

"Goodnight," Sakura and Syaoran replied in unison.

After they heard nothing, Sakura pouted, "I'm jealous, Syaoran..."

"Jealous? Don't tell me you're jealous with our own daughter," he laughed.

She pinched him hard, earning an 'ouch' from him, "Hey, it's only a joke. Besides that means, she wants to be like you when she grows up."

"I know, but still," she pinched his ear, "I won't let her marry any guy who is playboy like you."

She let go his ear and crossed her arms, "Geez, Syaoran, you're twenty eight and married!"

Syaoran raised an eyebrow in confusion, "She wasn't this mad when Ayame first said that..."

Sakura stood up and walked, "I'm going to bed."

Syaoran sighed and gathered her shopping list, not bother to take a look at it and followed her upstairs into their bedroom. He found her nowhere in their bedroom, suspecting that she must be in the bathroom which was connected with their bedroom. She walked out with anger still written on her face.

"Sweetheart," Syaoran was about to walk towards her until she snapped.

"Don't sweetheart me!" Sakura started to change into her nightgown.

Syaoran rolled his eyes and thought, "Damn those mood swings... Wait... Mood swings?"

His eyes started to wander around her now-bare stomach. His eyes widened at the sight. Her usually-flat stomach was now a little bit round. It made a significant difference because she was slim. It struck him why she was getting so moody and rarely wore tight clothing. He glanced at her shopping list and found 'pregnancy milk' in her list.

After changing, she crawled under the blanket and slept on her side, not wanting to see his face when she slept. He changed his clothes and followed suit. He touched her arm gently, and after earning no fight back, he put his whole arm around her and rested his palm over her stomach.

"I'm sorry..." he cooed as he rubbed her stomach gently.

He didn't expect any reply since he thought she was asleep until, "... You apologized again..."

"It's my fault..." She rolled, now facing him with his palm still resting on her stomach.

"I thought you won't realize it..." tears started to fill her eyes.

He wiped her tears gently with his thumb, "Thanks to your mood swings though..."

She flashed a teary smile, "When?"

She rested her forehead against his, "Tomorrow will make it a month..."

Anger flashed in his eyes and it made her shudder although he tried to keep his voice low, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Bangs covered her eyes as she didn't dare to meet his eyes, "My first pregnancy, I told you since I was so excited. My second pregnancy, I also told you. This time, I wonder whether you'll even give some attention to me and realize that I'm pregnant..."

"Sakura..." He shook his head when he heard her thought and felt guilt washed over him, "Don't you ever think that way..."

She suddenly burst into tears and buried her face on his chest, "I'm so sorry... I should have known that in both of my pregnancies before, you are here with me at home..."

"Yeah, you got me as a househusband before," he tried to calm her as he thought, "Another mood swings..."

He felt her nodded against his chest and continued, "And now you're working... I should have known that you're busy with your company and stuff..."

He brought her face up and kissed her, "Listen, it's none of your fault. I should've realized the changes in you."

She giggled and admitted, "Well, I'm quite used to it now, the morning sickness and craving and such..."

He chuckled and gave her an Eskimo kiss, "You forgive me now?"

She nodded and said, "Syaoran, I haven't said this to you..."

"What?" he asked in confusion.

She giggled and hugged him, "You'll going to be a daddy for the third time!"

There! XD I hope you don't mind with the awkward ending (and I hope it's not cliffy)

Ah, this is the ending *sniffle* a party please! XD

Please read the author notes below:

First, although this may be the end of the story, but there will be an extra chappie consisted of some deleted scenes!

Second, I want to say thank you to all of you guys! Because of your support and demands for the next chapter, I'm finally able to put this to the end (a good ending, of course)!

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Third, if there's anything that make you confuse or hard to understand, don't hesitate to ask me. Or you're waiting for my other fics, yeah, don't hesitate to ask me too about their progress.

Fourth, main plot and main idea are mine, although I did ask for your ideas in the first date, but I just want to tell you, I'm not copying anyone's work. This is purely mine and any idea source that I take will always be put in the notes in the first chapter. I don't take the whole idea though, I'll twist it! So please, no issue.

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Sayonara!