Hello everyone. How you all doing? I'm still cold. Also I'm getting
frustrated. I have chapter twenty done of forever in one moment done and
my friend Max hasn't even edited chapter seventeen yet. I'm gonna have a
talk with him later.
Well anyway lets see how our 'married' card captors are doing.
Disclaimer. If I owned Card captor sakura we would be watching it right now.
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Beep. Beep. Beep.
The sound of her alarm clock woke the groggy card mistress from her pleasant sleep. It was Monday and it meant school Tomoyo groaned from her place on the floor and slowly rolled to one side and continued to sleep.
She slowly got out of bed and checked the watch on her wrist. It was showing normal signs and it wasn't time to eat yet.
'Being pregnant isn't all it's cracked up to be.' She thought to herself as she took her shower. Today was the first day of her 'second trimester.'
She'd been 'married' for a week now and her health records showed that she was in her fourth month of pregnancy. There was only one more week till she had her child.
The shower relaxed her immensely. She'd been getting up in the middle of the night to turn off the watch when it beeped. It meant she had to write down the time and say that she'd eaten.
It took her a little longer to get ready because she was so tired. Syaoran had been helping her with her other homework so she could get some more sleep but still nothing. Her hours of sleep had changed. She wanted to stay up in the night and sleep in the day.
"Morning dad." She said cheerfully. No matter how tired she was she'd always have a smile.
"Morning Sakura. Are you feeling ok?" He asked her and put a plate of pancakes in front of her.
"I'm ok. I got more sleep last night." She said while she ate. The moved the watch to say she'd eaten and it was set to go off at lunch.
"At least you know what you'll have to go through when you have your own kids." He said with a chuckle. She nodded and finished off her breakfast. Tomoyo was still asleep and she didn't want to disturb her.
"I better wait for Xiao Lang outside." She said. She walked outside to find her boyfriend's car Syaoran looked a little tired.
"Morning Ying Fa." He said with a smile. He'd insisted on taking her to school in his car and she'd had no choice but to agree.
"Morning Xiao Lang. You look tired."
"Your guardian stayed up last night playing video games and Eriol insisted on 'catching up'"
Sakura smiled at they way he said it. Eriol had insisted to be friends with Syaoran and he was giving it a try. Eriol had also insisted on spending time with his 'family' It was making Syaoran tired because they'd stay up with the elders to talk.
"My poor little wolf. Wait till you become a daddy." She cooed. He blushed. She made it sound so real.
'It's an assignment you baka. You never laid a hand on her. You aren't man enough to get her pregnant. What were you expecting the gods to impregnate her with your child maybe?' His mind taunted. He kept getting these urges to feel her stomach as if there WAS a baby in there.
"You ok?" She asked him as they drove off. The weather was cooler now and he didn't want her to get sick.
"Yeah. Just thinking." He said as they drove down the road. "Eriol decided to sleep in today."
"Yeah Tomoyo too." She looked out the window. "Good thing. I don't think I could handle them with the camera."
"Yeah. I can't believe they still don't know when the breathing class is." Sakura turned her head and fidgeted.
"When is the breathing class?" She asked quietly. She had to pack a blanket and some other things.
"Tonight. After school I'll take you to my place and we'll eat something on the way."
"Oh ok." Both were a bit nervous about being there. The teacher said it was ok because the lady knew they were coming.
The rest of the drive was spent in silence. Neither knew what to say. Especially when it came to things like this. Sakura was starting to doubt her own self. She had been so sure she could control the little feeling at the back of her mind, but she couldn't.
'So you don't know if you can handle it anymore?' Her mind started to tease.
'What?'
'Oh come on little miss innocent. You're the one who's been doing all the flirting lately. Can't you figure it out?'
Sakura kept silent as her mind taunted her.
'We're the same person Sakura. I know what you want and I want it too. Come on look at him. One time can't hurt.' (Don't you hate your little devil sometimes?)
'No. We're not married. We haven't even gone further than making out. I'm not going to give into my temptations. Wait a minute I don't have temptations. I'm content with what I have.'
'Yeah right. Last night's little dream was you being content?'
She blushed a bright red when she realized what her own mind was telling her.
"Sakura?" Syaoran said. She didn't move. "SAKURA?"
"Hoe?" She said coming out of her daze.
"We're here." He said stepping out of the car.
"Oh. Right." She blushed even harder when she looked at him. 'Don't think hentai thoughts. You're not ready for that.'
'Sure.'
'Shut up. You're completely insane.'
'I'm not the one talking to herself.'
"Sakura? Are you okay?" Syaoran asked when they reached the steps. She nodded but he didn't believe her. He smirked for a moment and then picked her off her feet and carried her into the school with her giggling and squirming to get down.
"Syaoran put me down." She laughed and hit him playfully.
"Why? You're my wife and I'm allowed to be this way with my wife." He teased as they entered the classroom. Everyone looked up at them and burst into laughter.
"Enjoying your married life there Xiao Lang?" Fu asked walking up to them. Both blushed but he didn't set her down. "Or are you just taking care of the little one?"
Since Sakura was the only one pregnant at the moment everyone had their attention on her. They all agreed to pretend this was for real and that there really was a baby.
"Little of both." He answered. He set Sakura down on her chair and sat on his own. The girls all surrounded his girlfriend and started babbling about the baby.
"So how was your first week of marriage?" Miki asked. Sakura smiled and turned her attention to her friends.
"It was pretty good. He took me out for dinner this weekend and he's been picking me up for school and dropping me off at home." She answered. "How about you?"
"So far so good."
"How's the baby?" Ah Kum asked. Lien was crouched beside the desk.
"Well so far the reports say we're ok. Today we got the breathing class to go to and I'm a little nervous."
"Good luck." Lien said. "At least you don't have to look the part."
"Yeah that would be a total bummer." I mean can you imagine going around the school one day slim as a stick and the next day waddling around."
"It would be funny though." Sakura said laughing. She wondered what it would be like looking pregnant.
"You know something. I have this really cool idea." Yuki said. She walked out of the room and came back with a large bag.
"Um, Yuki what's in the bag?" Sakura asked cautiously
"My dad let me borrow It. Sensei will let you use it. I just saw her and she said that you could for tonight and next week."
"What, is, it?" Sakura was a little more fearful. She had a pretty good idea what it was in that bag and she wasn't looking forward to it.
"Come on. Lets go into the bathroom and you'll see."
"Hey where are you all going?" Lem asked when he saw the girls run off into the bathroom."
"We're going to make Sakura look the part." Miki yelled back and they left giggling.
"Oh man. What are they talking about?" Fu asked. Syaoran shrugged and went back to talking about the soccer match.
***
"Yuki I don't know about this. I look like a whale." Sakura complained when she came out of the bathroom.
The girls were waiting for her, leaning against the wall of the girls locker room. Sakura was now wearing her gym shirt which was large enough to cover her with her skirt that now looked a bit shorter. Her tummy looked a lot bigger than normal.
"To think this is only the second trimester one. I saw what they do to this thing for the third. They fill it with water so it feels like you're really pregnant." Yuki said excitedly. Her father worked in the hospital and she always hung around the maternity ward.
"Don't worry Sakura. It's only your tummy. The rest of you look's fine." Lien said. She thought it was ironic that her joke had come true.
"Yeah but it's not easy to walk in it and my back hurts a little from the weight." She said rubbing the small of her back
"That's the point Sakura. You have to feel the part. Now your report can be more realistic." Yuki said.
"I think you're getting way too into this." She muttered while the other girls all laughed.
"It's not that bad Sakura You're not showing that much. You look like you're in your early stage of pregnancy. It will just make your grade look a lot better." Ah Kum said. The girls thought it would be cool to have Sakura like this for the day.
Sakura muttered something under her breath and the girls started to walk back to class helping Sakura along. Her steps were a little off and she was actually waddling instead of walking.
The teacher was already in there and Yuki entered the room first signaling that they were back. She had a bright smile on her face as ah Kum and Lien walked in behind her.
"Ah, girls everything is alright I presume?" Their teacher gave them a knowing smile as Miki walked in trying to pull a reluctant Sakura behind her.
"Everything's fine sensei. She's just a little embarrassed about her, condition." Yuki said as she helped Miki out. Everyone had turned around except Xiao Lang who had been day dreaming.
Sakura walked into the class and everyone gasped. She really did look pregnant now. Her tummy was swollen and the way she walked was the exact replica of a pregnant woman.
Somehow she got to her seat were her boyfriend finally looked up. He started to chock on his own saliva when he saw her new 'condition.'
"Cough, what, chock, happened to you?" He said trying to regain his breathing. She blushed furiously when she didn't completely fit into her seat. The table was a little too far from her.
"They, um, gave me something to wear for tonight." She said quietly. Their teacher started the class by calling out each family to get their pay checks and statistics.
"Are you alright? I mean that looks really I don't know uncomfortable." Fu commented from behind them. Sakura couldn't be bothered turning around so she just nodded in agreement.
"Syaoran can you please go get the folders. I can't be bothered moving. It takes too long." She gave him a little pout and he was too shocked to even argue.
He walked up to the front with an emotionless expression. Grabbing their folder he walked back to his 'pregnant wife' and looked through the folder.
"Well I got a pay rise which is good. You're doing ok with the business and we will be able to buy a two story house with our incomes combined." He said after working out the figures in his head.
"Good. How are we health wise?"
"Let me check."
Li Xiao Lang.
Age: 21
Allergies: none.
Illnesses: none
Injuries: Slight fracture to arm caused by soccer accident.
Stress level: medium low.
Comments: with the arrival of your child you will need to attend classes with your wife to prepare for the arrival. You will also need to seek doctors advise about the arm injury.
Li Sakura.
Age:20
Allergies: None
Illnesses: None
Currant state: Second trimester of pregnancy.
Infants condition: Has now developed more detailed features such as fingers, eyelashes, arms and legs. Baby's condition is healthy.
Comments. You must attend your first Lamaze class today. Also would be good idea to start making plans for child. Names, birth plans, birthplace. You may also know the sex of your child if you wish.
"We really need a name." Sakura said leaning on Syaoran's arm. Hey tummy was pressed against his hip.
"Yeah but we don't know what it is yet so I don't know what to pick." He said as she rubbed her hand against the palm of his hand. He managed to hold back a pleasant moan and supplemented it with a low grunt.
"You know you should be doing this to me. Not the other way around." She whispered into his ear, which caused him to give a light tremble. Luckily no one was watching.
"When we get home." He whispered back. Now it was Sakura who felt the tingles. There was something appealing about the words 'we get home.' As if it was their house.
"Promise?"
"Promise."
***
"SAKURA??" Kero asked with his eyes wide open when he saw who walked through the door. "What happened to you?"
At the door were Syaoran and Sakura. She was holding a small bag of clothes that Syaoran had bought for her at the maternity shop Luckily it hadn't cost him too much.
Syaoran was carrying their bags and a few other things for the lesson that night.
"What's it look like Kero?" She asked sweetly. By this time everyone who had heard Kero's outcry ran to greet the two card captors. Reactions were varied.
Suppi and Nakuru looked just as shocked as Kero. Eriol had raised an eyebrow and said nothing. Syaoran's sisters looked stunned while Yelen looked pale.
"It looks like your PREGNANT!" He cried out. Sakura giggled and walked up to her guardian.
"It's fake Kero. My friend at school gave me this to wear. So I look the part." She explained. Everyone sighed and relaxed.
"It looks so real." Meilin said from behind them. Syaoran had given them both a lift back to his house.
"It feels real too." Sakura complained as she rubbed her back. "I've been waddling all day."
"Maybe Syaoran can give you a back rub." Eriol said teasingly. This of course caused them both to blush. It had been the idea.
"Oh how cute. It will be practice for when the real baby comes along." Xie Fa squealed. The other joined in and everyone sweatdroped.
"I need to get changed." Sakura exclaimed. That was probably the wrong thing to say since the four sisters grabbed her a little roughly and took her upstairs to her room. (Yes, Sakura has her own room there.)
"Hey be careful with her." Syaoran exclaimed. "If she gets hurt I'll hurt you."
"Don't worry little brother. She's fine."
"Hey Eriol? Where's Tomoyo?" Meilin asked as she walked up the stairs.
"She stayed at Sakura's house today. I think all the lack of sleep has gotten to her."
"Oh ok.'
"Master why is the mistress of the cards forced to do these assessments? They seem fruitless to me." Suppi said as they all went upstairs
"It's to teach them about life. It's practice for the future." He explained to the little guardian.
"I still think it's dumb. Why would they want her to practice being pregnant?" Kero asked.
"Well Sakura is a girl. She'll want to start a family eventually." Meilin said. She walked into her room and left the others to their own business. A loud hoe was heard from Sakura's room along with a few giggles and squeals.
"Poor Sakura. Your sisters are torturing her." Her said to Syaoran. He grimaced. Kero was right in a way. His sisters could be torturous.
"This is gong to be a long day." He muttered and entered his own room to change. He had an hour to spare before the class.
***
"I'm so nervous." Sakura said as they got out of the car. She held a carry bag and had to wait for Syaoran to help her out because she couldn't get up on her own.
"Don't worry Sakura. It's just one class. Shouldn't be too bad." He helped her up and looked at all the pregnant women.
"I hope not." She waddled over to the entrance and was happy to know she wasn't the only one who hobbled. All the women there were waling funny.
"Hello everyone. Welcome to the meeting. We have a new couple here tonight." The instructor said. She wasn't going to say this was for an assignment so that the two students could get into the atmosphere.
They were all seated on beanbags and towels. Some of the women looked just about ready to give birth while others looked to be in their second trimester.
"This is Xiao Lang and Sakura Li." She introduced the couple. Syaoran was sitting on the beanbag while Sakura sat on the towel. "I'll give you a few minutes to get to know each other."
"Hi I'm Mei." A lady who looked in her mid twenties said. "How far along are you?"
"Um my fifth month." Sakura said nervously.
"First child ay?" She smiled.
"Yeah you could say that." Sakura got comfortable against Syaoran as she spoke
"You look awfully young." She commented. Both card captors tensed up. "How old are you?"
"Xiao Lang's twenty one and I'm twenty." She said as calmly as possible.
"Oh that's ok then. So you must be newly weds right?" They nodded. 'Very newly weds.'
They spent another few minutes talking to other couples and everyone was trying to guess what Sakura was carrying. They'd explained they didn't know what the baby was going to be.
"You shouldn't find out though. It takes all the excitement out of it." One lady said as the instructor prepared.
"You're carrying high so you might be having a boy." Another lady said.
"It's nice to have the surprise but knowing what you're going to have makes it easier financially." Another piped in.
Syaoran took a few small notes as they spoke. The women smiled and commented about a first time father.
"Ok everyone I hope you bought your focus object. It helps you keep your mind off the pain when you're in labor." Sakura winced. She didn't bring anything. She looked in her bag for something and was shocked to find Kero.
"What are you doing here?" She whispered. Kero slightly shrugged and kept still as everyone got something out. Syaoran leaned forward and whispered.
"Use the stuffed animal as your focus."
"How cute." Mei exclaimed as she looked at Kero. "Childhood toy?"
"Yeah. He's been around for a while."
"That's so sweet. You know that you can pass it down to your own child one day. It makes the mother-child bond so much better when you share things like that."
"Thanks for the tip."
The class began with talks about nutrition and how to care for the baby once it was born. That was great for the assignment because both Sakura and Syaoran got to jot a lot of pointers down. The problem started when she started to talk about a woman's anatomy and what happened during labor.
This made a few leave the room with bloody noses. Including Syaoran.
"This is what's called the first time father syndrome. If you have any other children they'll get used to it."
"You ok?" Sakura asked when Syaoran returned with a paper towel. He nodded and sat back down.
"Ok now we'll start with the focus. I want you to look straight at the object you chose and focus solely on that while you breath in slowly. I'll count you out."
Sakura focused on Kero and let her aura relax as she breathed in and out slowly. Syaoran sat behind her breathing in and out with her. She felt so at peace with all this. It felt so natural. So right.
"Ok now I want your partner to hold your back and I want you to sit up with your legs slightly open." Sakura did this and Syaoran gently rubbed her shoulders as she followed the exercise. "You'll be able to feel a change in your muscles when you do this. When you do go into labor you'll have the choice of changing the way you want to give birth."
Felling a little awkward Syaoran tenderly spoke to his girlfriend as she breathed in and out. She looked so content that it made his heart flutter.
"For the men. Talk soothingly to your wife when she's in labor because that little extra push can make the difference. Though we all know that some women can get violent when we're in pain."
Everyone laughed. Syaoran winced. He'd hate to see Sakura mad. She just giggled at the thought and continued to do her breathing.
He was hypnotized by the movement of her breathing. Up and down. Up and down. He was blanking out when his brain decided he hadn't been taunting enough.
'Wouldn't it be great to actually have your kid inside her?' His mind teased.
'Not now.'
'Why not. Now's the best time. Look at her. Look at how content she is. You said it yourself. Imagine what it would be like if it was your child. She'd be yours completely then. Marked.'
'Sakura isn't a piece of property.'
'No but would you prefer some other guy leaving his mark on her?'
'NO'
'You go no guts.'
'Arrgh'
Meanwhile in Sakura's head a similar battle was occurring.
'You like this.'
'Yeah so?'
'You'd like it more if it was real. You want a baby now that you've experienced this.'
'Of course id o but not now.'
'Liar'
'I am not.'
'You're lying to yourself. You want him to possess you and leave his mark on you.'
'What you don't know what you're talking about.'
'I am you. Of course I know what you want. You want that tummy of yours to be with his child. There is a way to get it you know.' Her inner self said in a sing song voice.
She held back the blush that threatened to cover her face. She thanked the gods for the breathing exercises that was keeping her calm.
'Stop it. You're distracting me.'
'I'm not. You are. It's your thoughts that are making you go crazy. I'll go away the minute you stop denying what you want and need.'
'I know what I want and need.'
'I thought we'd worked on your naivety.'
'Look even if you were right. Which you're not. He wouldn't want me anyway.'
'Kami you are naive.'
'What are you talking about?'
'That boy wants you more than anything on this planet or has the extended experiments we did not proven that?'
'Extended experiments?'
'Yeah you remember. The mini skirt you wore on the date. The public flirting. The eye lashes being battered every time he looked at you? Doesn't that all ring a bell?'
'That doesn't prove anything!' She protested. (Inner minds are very stubborn. Mine is terrible. The first sign of madness is you talking to yourself or in the mirror. The second is you talking back to yourself. Then if you're having a full on conversation with yourself you've completely lost the plot. Damn Sakura and Syaoran are nuts.)
'Ok then. We'll ask him later.'
She had to stop her little conversation when they had to move positions.
'You keep denying yourself its going to get worse.' His mind continued to taunt.
'Shut up already.'
'Not until you admit it.'
'Admit what?'
'Mou you're just as dense as she is. Heck at least she flirts with you.'
'Would you just leave me alone?'
'No. Come on it's bad to deny yourself this. You remember how long WE had to suffer when you couldn't confess your feelings to her? We could have been with her a long time ago if you'd gotten he guts just to tell her.'
'That was different. She had been hurt. I couldn't just go up to her say 'jeez Sakura guess what I'm in love with you. Forget Yukito and go with me.' That would have been the worst mistake of all.'
'Listen just think about this. Your eighteenth is coming up soon. Just think about it.'
'Fine I'll think about it.'
'Good and you better cause I'll always be around.'
He sighed when he felt Sakura move against him. He opened his eyes and saw everyone getting up.
"Well I hope you all enjoyed the class. You were all very good. Some were completely absorbed in their breathing and that's really good." She made a glance at the two card captors to emphasize her point. They'd been completely engrossed in the exercise while their minds battled.
They blushed and Syaoran stood up and helped Sakura get up slowly. The grabbed their bag and after helping clean up they thanked the instructor.
"Hey anytime." She smiled. "You two were the best ones out of everyone. When you have your own kids you'll be totally prepared."
They blushed and left the meeting. Helping her into the car Syaoran pondered what his inner thoughts had provoked.
'I do want her but I don't want to push her.'
"Xiao Lang?" She asked. Her hands were fidgeting with the buttons on her overalls.
"Yes?" He asked as they drove out of the parking lot.
"Do you ever think about… Well you know having a baby?" That shocked him.
"What?"
"Do you ever think about it? As in actually making a baby." She was blushing furiously. She was implying.
"Oh. Well umm. I don't know. Yeah I guess."
"With me?" Her eyes met his for a moment and he saw hope and a little dread.
"Of course. I don't think I could even consider having a child with anyone else."
"Ok." She stayed quiet for a little while but he sensed she was going to tread into new territory with her queries. "Would you consider trying?"
That did it. He stopped the car on the side of the road and started to breath very heavily. Sakura winced at his reaction
"I'm sorry. Forget I mentioned it." She said quickly. Too late though. She'd said it. She was beating around the bush about it but the message was clear.
"Yeah I do think about it." He finally answered ignoring her plea to forget it.
"Nani?"
"Yes I think about trying 'that'."
Her eyes went wide. She hadn't expected him to answer that bluntly. Well as bluntly as he was letting himself get. If he allowed his inner self to say what he was feeling then they'd be in trouble. In some hotel probably.
For once Sakura was quite grateful that Kero had fallen asleep. He was in the bag still sleeping like a baby and she couldn't be m relieved. This conversation would have freaked him out.
'I hope Tomoyo isn't hiding around here somewhere with Eriol. If they ever knew about this they'd have enough blackmail for the rest of my life.'
"I-I" Her words were now caught in her throat. That courage she'd had to ask was now fading as her mind taunted. 'Na-na-na-na-na'
"Kami. I didn't think we'd ever talk about this." He said for her. She gave a small smile and nodded.
"Do you want me?" Her voice was blunt. He looked at her seriously for a moment and took a deep breath.
"Yes. I try to think about other things but you're always in my head. I want you but I won't take you. Not yet." Smiling she took his hand in hers.
"We'll talk about this some other time." She suggested. She was confident now. When the time came something would happen. Until then they would be content with what they had.
"Yeah, right now I got to get you home. Tomoyo is staying over so Touya won't go off at me for having you at my place."
She giggled and he started the car again.
'Was that so hard?' His inner self said.
'Shut up.'
'Fine.'
'That wasn't so bad now was it' Her inner voice cooed.
'Don't even try it.'
***
Yeah, yeah I know. I'm evil. Can you blame me though? I'm not going to make this an R cause I dun think I'm THAT evil. Plus I wouldn't have the slightest clue were to start. I can't write that kind of thing. Imply, yes. Write, no.
Well anyway. Ja ne everyone.
Kang
Well anyway lets see how our 'married' card captors are doing.
Disclaimer. If I owned Card captor sakura we would be watching it right now.
***
Beep. Beep. Beep.
The sound of her alarm clock woke the groggy card mistress from her pleasant sleep. It was Monday and it meant school Tomoyo groaned from her place on the floor and slowly rolled to one side and continued to sleep.
She slowly got out of bed and checked the watch on her wrist. It was showing normal signs and it wasn't time to eat yet.
'Being pregnant isn't all it's cracked up to be.' She thought to herself as she took her shower. Today was the first day of her 'second trimester.'
She'd been 'married' for a week now and her health records showed that she was in her fourth month of pregnancy. There was only one more week till she had her child.
The shower relaxed her immensely. She'd been getting up in the middle of the night to turn off the watch when it beeped. It meant she had to write down the time and say that she'd eaten.
It took her a little longer to get ready because she was so tired. Syaoran had been helping her with her other homework so she could get some more sleep but still nothing. Her hours of sleep had changed. She wanted to stay up in the night and sleep in the day.
"Morning dad." She said cheerfully. No matter how tired she was she'd always have a smile.
"Morning Sakura. Are you feeling ok?" He asked her and put a plate of pancakes in front of her.
"I'm ok. I got more sleep last night." She said while she ate. The moved the watch to say she'd eaten and it was set to go off at lunch.
"At least you know what you'll have to go through when you have your own kids." He said with a chuckle. She nodded and finished off her breakfast. Tomoyo was still asleep and she didn't want to disturb her.
"I better wait for Xiao Lang outside." She said. She walked outside to find her boyfriend's car Syaoran looked a little tired.
"Morning Ying Fa." He said with a smile. He'd insisted on taking her to school in his car and she'd had no choice but to agree.
"Morning Xiao Lang. You look tired."
"Your guardian stayed up last night playing video games and Eriol insisted on 'catching up'"
Sakura smiled at they way he said it. Eriol had insisted to be friends with Syaoran and he was giving it a try. Eriol had also insisted on spending time with his 'family' It was making Syaoran tired because they'd stay up with the elders to talk.
"My poor little wolf. Wait till you become a daddy." She cooed. He blushed. She made it sound so real.
'It's an assignment you baka. You never laid a hand on her. You aren't man enough to get her pregnant. What were you expecting the gods to impregnate her with your child maybe?' His mind taunted. He kept getting these urges to feel her stomach as if there WAS a baby in there.
"You ok?" She asked him as they drove off. The weather was cooler now and he didn't want her to get sick.
"Yeah. Just thinking." He said as they drove down the road. "Eriol decided to sleep in today."
"Yeah Tomoyo too." She looked out the window. "Good thing. I don't think I could handle them with the camera."
"Yeah. I can't believe they still don't know when the breathing class is." Sakura turned her head and fidgeted.
"When is the breathing class?" She asked quietly. She had to pack a blanket and some other things.
"Tonight. After school I'll take you to my place and we'll eat something on the way."
"Oh ok." Both were a bit nervous about being there. The teacher said it was ok because the lady knew they were coming.
The rest of the drive was spent in silence. Neither knew what to say. Especially when it came to things like this. Sakura was starting to doubt her own self. She had been so sure she could control the little feeling at the back of her mind, but she couldn't.
'So you don't know if you can handle it anymore?' Her mind started to tease.
'What?'
'Oh come on little miss innocent. You're the one who's been doing all the flirting lately. Can't you figure it out?'
Sakura kept silent as her mind taunted her.
'We're the same person Sakura. I know what you want and I want it too. Come on look at him. One time can't hurt.' (Don't you hate your little devil sometimes?)
'No. We're not married. We haven't even gone further than making out. I'm not going to give into my temptations. Wait a minute I don't have temptations. I'm content with what I have.'
'Yeah right. Last night's little dream was you being content?'
She blushed a bright red when she realized what her own mind was telling her.
"Sakura?" Syaoran said. She didn't move. "SAKURA?"
"Hoe?" She said coming out of her daze.
"We're here." He said stepping out of the car.
"Oh. Right." She blushed even harder when she looked at him. 'Don't think hentai thoughts. You're not ready for that.'
'Sure.'
'Shut up. You're completely insane.'
'I'm not the one talking to herself.'
"Sakura? Are you okay?" Syaoran asked when they reached the steps. She nodded but he didn't believe her. He smirked for a moment and then picked her off her feet and carried her into the school with her giggling and squirming to get down.
"Syaoran put me down." She laughed and hit him playfully.
"Why? You're my wife and I'm allowed to be this way with my wife." He teased as they entered the classroom. Everyone looked up at them and burst into laughter.
"Enjoying your married life there Xiao Lang?" Fu asked walking up to them. Both blushed but he didn't set her down. "Or are you just taking care of the little one?"
Since Sakura was the only one pregnant at the moment everyone had their attention on her. They all agreed to pretend this was for real and that there really was a baby.
"Little of both." He answered. He set Sakura down on her chair and sat on his own. The girls all surrounded his girlfriend and started babbling about the baby.
"So how was your first week of marriage?" Miki asked. Sakura smiled and turned her attention to her friends.
"It was pretty good. He took me out for dinner this weekend and he's been picking me up for school and dropping me off at home." She answered. "How about you?"
"So far so good."
"How's the baby?" Ah Kum asked. Lien was crouched beside the desk.
"Well so far the reports say we're ok. Today we got the breathing class to go to and I'm a little nervous."
"Good luck." Lien said. "At least you don't have to look the part."
"Yeah that would be a total bummer." I mean can you imagine going around the school one day slim as a stick and the next day waddling around."
"It would be funny though." Sakura said laughing. She wondered what it would be like looking pregnant.
"You know something. I have this really cool idea." Yuki said. She walked out of the room and came back with a large bag.
"Um, Yuki what's in the bag?" Sakura asked cautiously
"My dad let me borrow It. Sensei will let you use it. I just saw her and she said that you could for tonight and next week."
"What, is, it?" Sakura was a little more fearful. She had a pretty good idea what it was in that bag and she wasn't looking forward to it.
"Come on. Lets go into the bathroom and you'll see."
"Hey where are you all going?" Lem asked when he saw the girls run off into the bathroom."
"We're going to make Sakura look the part." Miki yelled back and they left giggling.
"Oh man. What are they talking about?" Fu asked. Syaoran shrugged and went back to talking about the soccer match.
***
"Yuki I don't know about this. I look like a whale." Sakura complained when she came out of the bathroom.
The girls were waiting for her, leaning against the wall of the girls locker room. Sakura was now wearing her gym shirt which was large enough to cover her with her skirt that now looked a bit shorter. Her tummy looked a lot bigger than normal.
"To think this is only the second trimester one. I saw what they do to this thing for the third. They fill it with water so it feels like you're really pregnant." Yuki said excitedly. Her father worked in the hospital and she always hung around the maternity ward.
"Don't worry Sakura. It's only your tummy. The rest of you look's fine." Lien said. She thought it was ironic that her joke had come true.
"Yeah but it's not easy to walk in it and my back hurts a little from the weight." She said rubbing the small of her back
"That's the point Sakura. You have to feel the part. Now your report can be more realistic." Yuki said.
"I think you're getting way too into this." She muttered while the other girls all laughed.
"It's not that bad Sakura You're not showing that much. You look like you're in your early stage of pregnancy. It will just make your grade look a lot better." Ah Kum said. The girls thought it would be cool to have Sakura like this for the day.
Sakura muttered something under her breath and the girls started to walk back to class helping Sakura along. Her steps were a little off and she was actually waddling instead of walking.
The teacher was already in there and Yuki entered the room first signaling that they were back. She had a bright smile on her face as ah Kum and Lien walked in behind her.
"Ah, girls everything is alright I presume?" Their teacher gave them a knowing smile as Miki walked in trying to pull a reluctant Sakura behind her.
"Everything's fine sensei. She's just a little embarrassed about her, condition." Yuki said as she helped Miki out. Everyone had turned around except Xiao Lang who had been day dreaming.
Sakura walked into the class and everyone gasped. She really did look pregnant now. Her tummy was swollen and the way she walked was the exact replica of a pregnant woman.
Somehow she got to her seat were her boyfriend finally looked up. He started to chock on his own saliva when he saw her new 'condition.'
"Cough, what, chock, happened to you?" He said trying to regain his breathing. She blushed furiously when she didn't completely fit into her seat. The table was a little too far from her.
"They, um, gave me something to wear for tonight." She said quietly. Their teacher started the class by calling out each family to get their pay checks and statistics.
"Are you alright? I mean that looks really I don't know uncomfortable." Fu commented from behind them. Sakura couldn't be bothered turning around so she just nodded in agreement.
"Syaoran can you please go get the folders. I can't be bothered moving. It takes too long." She gave him a little pout and he was too shocked to even argue.
He walked up to the front with an emotionless expression. Grabbing their folder he walked back to his 'pregnant wife' and looked through the folder.
"Well I got a pay rise which is good. You're doing ok with the business and we will be able to buy a two story house with our incomes combined." He said after working out the figures in his head.
"Good. How are we health wise?"
"Let me check."
Li Xiao Lang.
Age: 21
Allergies: none.
Illnesses: none
Injuries: Slight fracture to arm caused by soccer accident.
Stress level: medium low.
Comments: with the arrival of your child you will need to attend classes with your wife to prepare for the arrival. You will also need to seek doctors advise about the arm injury.
Li Sakura.
Age:20
Allergies: None
Illnesses: None
Currant state: Second trimester of pregnancy.
Infants condition: Has now developed more detailed features such as fingers, eyelashes, arms and legs. Baby's condition is healthy.
Comments. You must attend your first Lamaze class today. Also would be good idea to start making plans for child. Names, birth plans, birthplace. You may also know the sex of your child if you wish.
"We really need a name." Sakura said leaning on Syaoran's arm. Hey tummy was pressed against his hip.
"Yeah but we don't know what it is yet so I don't know what to pick." He said as she rubbed her hand against the palm of his hand. He managed to hold back a pleasant moan and supplemented it with a low grunt.
"You know you should be doing this to me. Not the other way around." She whispered into his ear, which caused him to give a light tremble. Luckily no one was watching.
"When we get home." He whispered back. Now it was Sakura who felt the tingles. There was something appealing about the words 'we get home.' As if it was their house.
"Promise?"
"Promise."
***
"SAKURA??" Kero asked with his eyes wide open when he saw who walked through the door. "What happened to you?"
At the door were Syaoran and Sakura. She was holding a small bag of clothes that Syaoran had bought for her at the maternity shop Luckily it hadn't cost him too much.
Syaoran was carrying their bags and a few other things for the lesson that night.
"What's it look like Kero?" She asked sweetly. By this time everyone who had heard Kero's outcry ran to greet the two card captors. Reactions were varied.
Suppi and Nakuru looked just as shocked as Kero. Eriol had raised an eyebrow and said nothing. Syaoran's sisters looked stunned while Yelen looked pale.
"It looks like your PREGNANT!" He cried out. Sakura giggled and walked up to her guardian.
"It's fake Kero. My friend at school gave me this to wear. So I look the part." She explained. Everyone sighed and relaxed.
"It looks so real." Meilin said from behind them. Syaoran had given them both a lift back to his house.
"It feels real too." Sakura complained as she rubbed her back. "I've been waddling all day."
"Maybe Syaoran can give you a back rub." Eriol said teasingly. This of course caused them both to blush. It had been the idea.
"Oh how cute. It will be practice for when the real baby comes along." Xie Fa squealed. The other joined in and everyone sweatdroped.
"I need to get changed." Sakura exclaimed. That was probably the wrong thing to say since the four sisters grabbed her a little roughly and took her upstairs to her room. (Yes, Sakura has her own room there.)
"Hey be careful with her." Syaoran exclaimed. "If she gets hurt I'll hurt you."
"Don't worry little brother. She's fine."
"Hey Eriol? Where's Tomoyo?" Meilin asked as she walked up the stairs.
"She stayed at Sakura's house today. I think all the lack of sleep has gotten to her."
"Oh ok.'
"Master why is the mistress of the cards forced to do these assessments? They seem fruitless to me." Suppi said as they all went upstairs
"It's to teach them about life. It's practice for the future." He explained to the little guardian.
"I still think it's dumb. Why would they want her to practice being pregnant?" Kero asked.
"Well Sakura is a girl. She'll want to start a family eventually." Meilin said. She walked into her room and left the others to their own business. A loud hoe was heard from Sakura's room along with a few giggles and squeals.
"Poor Sakura. Your sisters are torturing her." Her said to Syaoran. He grimaced. Kero was right in a way. His sisters could be torturous.
"This is gong to be a long day." He muttered and entered his own room to change. He had an hour to spare before the class.
***
"I'm so nervous." Sakura said as they got out of the car. She held a carry bag and had to wait for Syaoran to help her out because she couldn't get up on her own.
"Don't worry Sakura. It's just one class. Shouldn't be too bad." He helped her up and looked at all the pregnant women.
"I hope not." She waddled over to the entrance and was happy to know she wasn't the only one who hobbled. All the women there were waling funny.
"Hello everyone. Welcome to the meeting. We have a new couple here tonight." The instructor said. She wasn't going to say this was for an assignment so that the two students could get into the atmosphere.
They were all seated on beanbags and towels. Some of the women looked just about ready to give birth while others looked to be in their second trimester.
"This is Xiao Lang and Sakura Li." She introduced the couple. Syaoran was sitting on the beanbag while Sakura sat on the towel. "I'll give you a few minutes to get to know each other."
"Hi I'm Mei." A lady who looked in her mid twenties said. "How far along are you?"
"Um my fifth month." Sakura said nervously.
"First child ay?" She smiled.
"Yeah you could say that." Sakura got comfortable against Syaoran as she spoke
"You look awfully young." She commented. Both card captors tensed up. "How old are you?"
"Xiao Lang's twenty one and I'm twenty." She said as calmly as possible.
"Oh that's ok then. So you must be newly weds right?" They nodded. 'Very newly weds.'
They spent another few minutes talking to other couples and everyone was trying to guess what Sakura was carrying. They'd explained they didn't know what the baby was going to be.
"You shouldn't find out though. It takes all the excitement out of it." One lady said as the instructor prepared.
"You're carrying high so you might be having a boy." Another lady said.
"It's nice to have the surprise but knowing what you're going to have makes it easier financially." Another piped in.
Syaoran took a few small notes as they spoke. The women smiled and commented about a first time father.
"Ok everyone I hope you bought your focus object. It helps you keep your mind off the pain when you're in labor." Sakura winced. She didn't bring anything. She looked in her bag for something and was shocked to find Kero.
"What are you doing here?" She whispered. Kero slightly shrugged and kept still as everyone got something out. Syaoran leaned forward and whispered.
"Use the stuffed animal as your focus."
"How cute." Mei exclaimed as she looked at Kero. "Childhood toy?"
"Yeah. He's been around for a while."
"That's so sweet. You know that you can pass it down to your own child one day. It makes the mother-child bond so much better when you share things like that."
"Thanks for the tip."
The class began with talks about nutrition and how to care for the baby once it was born. That was great for the assignment because both Sakura and Syaoran got to jot a lot of pointers down. The problem started when she started to talk about a woman's anatomy and what happened during labor.
This made a few leave the room with bloody noses. Including Syaoran.
"This is what's called the first time father syndrome. If you have any other children they'll get used to it."
"You ok?" Sakura asked when Syaoran returned with a paper towel. He nodded and sat back down.
"Ok now we'll start with the focus. I want you to look straight at the object you chose and focus solely on that while you breath in slowly. I'll count you out."
Sakura focused on Kero and let her aura relax as she breathed in and out slowly. Syaoran sat behind her breathing in and out with her. She felt so at peace with all this. It felt so natural. So right.
"Ok now I want your partner to hold your back and I want you to sit up with your legs slightly open." Sakura did this and Syaoran gently rubbed her shoulders as she followed the exercise. "You'll be able to feel a change in your muscles when you do this. When you do go into labor you'll have the choice of changing the way you want to give birth."
Felling a little awkward Syaoran tenderly spoke to his girlfriend as she breathed in and out. She looked so content that it made his heart flutter.
"For the men. Talk soothingly to your wife when she's in labor because that little extra push can make the difference. Though we all know that some women can get violent when we're in pain."
Everyone laughed. Syaoran winced. He'd hate to see Sakura mad. She just giggled at the thought and continued to do her breathing.
He was hypnotized by the movement of her breathing. Up and down. Up and down. He was blanking out when his brain decided he hadn't been taunting enough.
'Wouldn't it be great to actually have your kid inside her?' His mind teased.
'Not now.'
'Why not. Now's the best time. Look at her. Look at how content she is. You said it yourself. Imagine what it would be like if it was your child. She'd be yours completely then. Marked.'
'Sakura isn't a piece of property.'
'No but would you prefer some other guy leaving his mark on her?'
'NO'
'You go no guts.'
'Arrgh'
Meanwhile in Sakura's head a similar battle was occurring.
'You like this.'
'Yeah so?'
'You'd like it more if it was real. You want a baby now that you've experienced this.'
'Of course id o but not now.'
'Liar'
'I am not.'
'You're lying to yourself. You want him to possess you and leave his mark on you.'
'What you don't know what you're talking about.'
'I am you. Of course I know what you want. You want that tummy of yours to be with his child. There is a way to get it you know.' Her inner self said in a sing song voice.
She held back the blush that threatened to cover her face. She thanked the gods for the breathing exercises that was keeping her calm.
'Stop it. You're distracting me.'
'I'm not. You are. It's your thoughts that are making you go crazy. I'll go away the minute you stop denying what you want and need.'
'I know what I want and need.'
'I thought we'd worked on your naivety.'
'Look even if you were right. Which you're not. He wouldn't want me anyway.'
'Kami you are naive.'
'What are you talking about?'
'That boy wants you more than anything on this planet or has the extended experiments we did not proven that?'
'Extended experiments?'
'Yeah you remember. The mini skirt you wore on the date. The public flirting. The eye lashes being battered every time he looked at you? Doesn't that all ring a bell?'
'That doesn't prove anything!' She protested. (Inner minds are very stubborn. Mine is terrible. The first sign of madness is you talking to yourself or in the mirror. The second is you talking back to yourself. Then if you're having a full on conversation with yourself you've completely lost the plot. Damn Sakura and Syaoran are nuts.)
'Ok then. We'll ask him later.'
She had to stop her little conversation when they had to move positions.
'You keep denying yourself its going to get worse.' His mind continued to taunt.
'Shut up already.'
'Not until you admit it.'
'Admit what?'
'Mou you're just as dense as she is. Heck at least she flirts with you.'
'Would you just leave me alone?'
'No. Come on it's bad to deny yourself this. You remember how long WE had to suffer when you couldn't confess your feelings to her? We could have been with her a long time ago if you'd gotten he guts just to tell her.'
'That was different. She had been hurt. I couldn't just go up to her say 'jeez Sakura guess what I'm in love with you. Forget Yukito and go with me.' That would have been the worst mistake of all.'
'Listen just think about this. Your eighteenth is coming up soon. Just think about it.'
'Fine I'll think about it.'
'Good and you better cause I'll always be around.'
He sighed when he felt Sakura move against him. He opened his eyes and saw everyone getting up.
"Well I hope you all enjoyed the class. You were all very good. Some were completely absorbed in their breathing and that's really good." She made a glance at the two card captors to emphasize her point. They'd been completely engrossed in the exercise while their minds battled.
They blushed and Syaoran stood up and helped Sakura get up slowly. The grabbed their bag and after helping clean up they thanked the instructor.
"Hey anytime." She smiled. "You two were the best ones out of everyone. When you have your own kids you'll be totally prepared."
They blushed and left the meeting. Helping her into the car Syaoran pondered what his inner thoughts had provoked.
'I do want her but I don't want to push her.'
"Xiao Lang?" She asked. Her hands were fidgeting with the buttons on her overalls.
"Yes?" He asked as they drove out of the parking lot.
"Do you ever think about… Well you know having a baby?" That shocked him.
"What?"
"Do you ever think about it? As in actually making a baby." She was blushing furiously. She was implying.
"Oh. Well umm. I don't know. Yeah I guess."
"With me?" Her eyes met his for a moment and he saw hope and a little dread.
"Of course. I don't think I could even consider having a child with anyone else."
"Ok." She stayed quiet for a little while but he sensed she was going to tread into new territory with her queries. "Would you consider trying?"
That did it. He stopped the car on the side of the road and started to breath very heavily. Sakura winced at his reaction
"I'm sorry. Forget I mentioned it." She said quickly. Too late though. She'd said it. She was beating around the bush about it but the message was clear.
"Yeah I do think about it." He finally answered ignoring her plea to forget it.
"Nani?"
"Yes I think about trying 'that'."
Her eyes went wide. She hadn't expected him to answer that bluntly. Well as bluntly as he was letting himself get. If he allowed his inner self to say what he was feeling then they'd be in trouble. In some hotel probably.
For once Sakura was quite grateful that Kero had fallen asleep. He was in the bag still sleeping like a baby and she couldn't be m relieved. This conversation would have freaked him out.
'I hope Tomoyo isn't hiding around here somewhere with Eriol. If they ever knew about this they'd have enough blackmail for the rest of my life.'
"I-I" Her words were now caught in her throat. That courage she'd had to ask was now fading as her mind taunted. 'Na-na-na-na-na'
"Kami. I didn't think we'd ever talk about this." He said for her. She gave a small smile and nodded.
"Do you want me?" Her voice was blunt. He looked at her seriously for a moment and took a deep breath.
"Yes. I try to think about other things but you're always in my head. I want you but I won't take you. Not yet." Smiling she took his hand in hers.
"We'll talk about this some other time." She suggested. She was confident now. When the time came something would happen. Until then they would be content with what they had.
"Yeah, right now I got to get you home. Tomoyo is staying over so Touya won't go off at me for having you at my place."
She giggled and he started the car again.
'Was that so hard?' His inner self said.
'Shut up.'
'Fine.'
'That wasn't so bad now was it' Her inner voice cooed.
'Don't even try it.'
***
Yeah, yeah I know. I'm evil. Can you blame me though? I'm not going to make this an R cause I dun think I'm THAT evil. Plus I wouldn't have the slightest clue were to start. I can't write that kind of thing. Imply, yes. Write, no.
Well anyway. Ja ne everyone.
Kang