Finding a Mother; Being a Mother
CHAPTER 12
Summary: Sakura finds out that her mom is not dead, but actually alive and living somewhere in the world. She goes on a quest to find her mother and find the truth- but meanwhile, she's pregnant with Syaoran's baby. In the end, she finds her mother. But who is she? And why did she leave?
A/N: Whoa, we're actually at chapter 12. Who knew I'd actually come this far? Hehe.considering how I've abandoned two of my stories. Actually, I've planning on finishing The Parent Trap: CCS Style! MAYBE, if I finish this well and I have a lot of time. I'm going to try and wrap up all my fanfics so that by the time school starts; I won't have to write as much. Anyways, REVIEW!!
Nadeshiko read the note over and over until the words blurred together and became a picture of Fujitaka's face. She kissed the note and stuck it in her bra.
She got up and opened the door and peeked around, making sure no one was around.
Nadeshiko ran out the door and went to the nearest phone booth to call a car dealer. Within ten minutes, Nadeshiko had bought a Benz over the phone, and in another five minutes, it was delivered to her.
"Thanks," Nadeshiko told the driver, and stuck her hand out for the keys.
The driver gave her to keys and Nadeshiko got into the car and tested it out.
Then, she drove to Sakura's house (don't ask how she knew how to get there).
After parking next in the street, she noticed two cars on the driveway, a forest green Expedition and a small silver Lexus.
"Ding dong!" the doorbell chimed.
Sakura got up to answer the door, but Syaoran told her to sit down, since she had the baby and needed to get used to him serving her.oh boy.
"Hi! Haven't seen you in awhile," Syaoran joked and he let Nadeshiko in.
"Yeah.could you brew up a cup of tea for me while I talk with Sakura?" Nadeshiko said, and gave her scarf, sunglasses and purse to Syaoran.
Syaoran took the things, and while rolling his eyes, put them down on the couch while Nadeshiko started talking with Sakura, who had come downstairs.
"Hey, mom. What's up?" Sakura asked.
"Honey, what would you think if your father and I got back together?" Nadeshiko asked.
This time, it was Sakura who raised her eyebrows in disbelief.
"Uh.I would love it. I mean, you've come back into our lives, you're going to get a job here, and I figured since I already know about you and everything, that you would live close by. But Touya and Dad.and you know how it is when people who've separated because a person doesn't love the other get back together, ya know?" Sakura said.
"Well.I know that your father still loves me. He told me so," Nadeshiko said and fished out the note from her bra while Syaoran, coming in and seeing her do that, nearly spilt the tea.
"Here," Nadeshiko said and gave the note to Sakura.
Sakura quickly read it, and said, "Wow. I never knew that Dad still felt that way.I did kinda wonder why he never dated or anything. But he only divorced you because.he thought you didn't like him."
"No.he knows that I still loved him. And I do. That's why I've broken up with every single guy I've gone out with after one date, even Ben Affleck," Nadeshiko said ruefully.
"Nadeshiko, how old are you?" Syaoran asked.
"38. I guess I'm pretty old, for a single model," Nadeshiko said.
Syaoran shrugged, and Sakura continued, "I totally think you guys should get back together. You guys still love each other, you don't have to hide from us anymore, and three, my baby says she doesn't want divorced grandparents," Sakura said and smiled.
"Okay, honey. But.I just don't know how to approach your father about it. And especially Touya. He's going to go crazy, I just know it," Nadeshiko said woefully.
"Don't worry," Sakura said, and then the doorbell rang.
"I wonder who that it," Sakura said, and ran to the door before Syaoran could get it.
"Tomoyo! What a surprise! I thought you guys were still in America," Sakura said, greeting Tomoyo and Eriol, who had his arm around Tomoyo.
"Well, right after the fashion show, which was a HUGE success, Eriol and I took a plane to Las Vegas and got married," Tomoyo said.
"What?" You, Tomoyo Daidouji, got married in a Las Vegas chapel? When did this happen?"
"I don't know. I'm just so in love. Mom already knows, she doesn't really care since she trusts me to make the right decisions in my life. So, say hi to my husband," Tomoyo said, and presented Eriol.
"Wow," Sakura said, and told them to come in.
Tomoyo dropped her purse at the sight of Nadeshiko.
"Tomoyo! It's been 16 years since I saw you!! You were so little, then!" Nadeshiko said, and hugged Tomoyo.
"This is quite sudden," Tomoyo said, but returned the hug.
"So what are you doing in Japan?" she asked.
Nadeshiko said, "Well, I wanted to be here for Sakura, and I found a modeling job here in Japan. The TD Retro clothing line, I believe it's called. Have you heard of it?"
"Have I heard of it? I own, manufacture and design all the clothes. TD stands for Tomoyo Daidouji. And I just put retro there because it sounds cool and that's the style of the clothing," Tomoyo explained.
"This is Eriol?" Nadeshiko asked, and gave another warm hug to Eriol.
"Yeah. He's the president, CEO, whatever of Hirigawaza Corporation," Tomoyo said.
"Okay. So nice to see you guys again! Well, I better get going. Nice to meet you," Nadeshiko said, and waved bye.
"That was very sudden," Tomoyo said as soon as Nadeshiko left.
"Yeah. I think my parent's are going to get back together," Sakura said.
"Really? And today is her first day in Japan.interesting," Tomoyo said.
"Well, where are you guys living?" Sakura asked.
"Down the street. Turns out this neighborhood is most convenient for the school, Mom's house and Tokyo University!" Tomoyo exclaimed.
"That's so great. I just wished I could've been part of your happiest-day- of life," Sakura said.
"I know. I'm sorry. But at least I could be part of yours. Well, we got to go. Like the house?" Tomoyo asked as Eriol and her left.
"Yeah! Thanks so much for decorating it," Sakura said and waved bye.
"That was pretty sudden. Now that we're alone." Syaoran began.
"I can take a nap. And don't even think about it, Mr.!" Sakura said, and started climbing upstairs.
"Sorry. Maybe next time," Syaoran said, sighing, as he looked at his.well, you know where I mean, and you know whom he's talking to.
That night.
Nadeshiko woke up and yawned.
It was midnight, but her stomach growled and she thought about getting a midnight snack.
Nadeshiko got up and put on a robe and slippers before climbing downstairs then going into the kitchen.
The light was on in the breakfast nook area, and Nadeshiko saw Fujitaka eating a peanut butter jelly banana sandwich with a glass of milk.
She smiled and sat down.
"Can I have a bit?" she asked, and took a nibble as Fujitaka held it out for her.
"Do you remember the night before I had Sakura?" Nadeshiko asked.
"Of course. How could I forget?" Fujitaka asked, smiling at the memory.
"You and I were up for a midnight snack when I went into labor," Nadeshiko said.
"Yup. Right after you took a bite of blueberries and cream. And while you were giving birth, in the middle of screaming, you asked where the rest of the blueberries were," Fujitaka said.
Nadeshiko laughed and then smiled.
"Those were the days," she whispered, and tilted her head.
"I miss those days," Fujitaka said softly and his head was coming closer to hers.
"I still love you," Nadeshiko said, and leaned her head forward.
"Then why did you leave me?" Fujitaka asked, his voice barely audible.
"Because I was stupid," Nadeshiko replied.
"I still love you," Fujitaka said, and their lips came together in the perfect kiss of the night.
Nadeshiko moaned as Fujitaka put his hands on the sides of her head, and they continued kissing like they were still 16 and 20.
Touya watched as his parents were kissing romantically in the midnight moonlight. He sighed heavily and went upstairs, shaking his head in surrender.
"We better get to bed," Fujitaka said, breathing heavily.
"Oh, do we have to?" Nadeshiko pouted in between kisses.
"Whoever said we had to go to sleep?" Fujitaka said evilly. (That's kind of gross, considering their age, but hey.it's a fanfiction!)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Next morning*~*~*~*~*~*~
There was a knock on the door of Fujitaka's room, and Nadeshiko and Fujitaka, who were.uh.lying together, gave fearful looks to each other.
"Uh, Touya? Could you wait a moment?" Fujitaka asked, as Nadeshiko and him scrambled to get their clothes on.
"That's okay. I already know that Mom's with you," Touya said, and opened the door.
Nadeshiko was in the middle of buttoning on her nightgown when she gave a sheepish smile at her son.
"Made you breakfast. You guys can stay in bed all morning. I'll take care of everything," Touya said, and before leaving, gave a quick kiss to his mom and dad.
Nadeshiko was shocked, and looked at Fujitaka.
He shrugged, and offered, "Bacon?"
(Pretty sad that Syaoran's not getting any 'action' while Fujitaka, who's 25 years older than him, is. By the way, sorry if this is kind of R-ish. But it's PG-13.)
The phone rang, waking Sakura and Syaoran up.
"I'll get it," Sakura said and grabbed the receiver next to their bed, brushing the curtains that surround their bed out of the way.
"Hello?" Sakura said.
"Oh hi, honey. Just wanted to call and check up on you. It's almost 2 months, now, isn't it?" Nadeshiko's voice rang out.
"Yeah. It's two and a half weeks, actually. I can't believe it!! Anyways, you don't need to check up on us. Today's June 26th, so Syaoran and I are going to go the hospital for check ups," Sakura said.
"Okay. Just wanted to let you know, that things between Touya and I are going very well. Last night, I went downstairs for a midnight snack, and your father was there.we started talking, then kissing, and then somehow we ended up together in bed," Nadeshiko said.
"Ew, gross, mom. Spare me the details," Sakura said, trying to get the image of her parents in bed out of her head.
"Sorry. But, this morning, I woke up and there was a knock on the door, and it was Touya, and he said that he already knew that I was with your father, and he came in and gave us breakfast, and he said we could spend all day in bed because he would take care of everything. And THEN, he kissed me bye!" Nadeshiko exclaimed.
"Wow. What a BIG change of heart.but I guess he kind of understood that you guys truly love each other.and I guess he forgave you. But Touya's kind of weird that way. One minute he'll hate you, and then next second he'll be giving you kisses. Right.okay, whatever," Sakura laughed, and said, "Bye. Yeah. Have a good day, okay? Bye!"
Sakura hung up and looked over at Syaoran.
"Well, I guess operation get-back-my-parents-together is going successfully without any of our help," Sakura said.
"Yeah. Well, I'm all woke up, so I guess we should get breakfast. What should we do today?" Syaoran asked.
"I guess today we could go visit Tomoyo and see how she's doing, then we have to go the clinic again because the baby needs a checkup," Sakura said.
"Yeah. Okay. Well, let's eat some breakfast," Syaoran said, and together they walked downstairs.
"Okay, what should we have?" Sakura asked brightly.
"Uhh.how about I make breakfast for us?" Syaoran said hurriedly.
"Really? Okay, then. I want waffles, blueberries and cream, and orange juice," Sakura said.
"I'll have the same. Why do you keep on wanting blueberries?" Syaoran asked.
"I already told you, I just keep on having cravings," Sakura said sweetly.
Syaoran whipped up the breakfast for them, and Sakura quickly ate everything on her plate.
"We're going to have a baby boy," Syaoran said.
"What makes you say that?" Sakura asked.
"That's the only reason you eat so much. Boys need nutrition more than girls," Syaoran said.
"That's SO not true!" Sakura said, and said, "It's going to be a GIRL."
"Okay, okay, fine. C'mon, let's go upstairs and get ready to go to Tomoyo's. Do you know where she lives?" Syaoran asked.
"We live on 114 Armory Lane, and so Tomoyo lives on.what's 114 plus 30?" Sakura asked.
"144," Syaoran replied.
"Okay. She lives on 144 Armory Lane. That's like 15 houses down," Sakura said.
"Right-e-o. So, shall we drive or walk?" Syaoran asked.
"Well, it's 11 right now.and our appointment is at 12, so we should go see them after the check up," Sakura said.
"Okay. C'mon, let's get dressed," Syaoran picked Sakura up again and took her upstairs.
"Hehehe." Sakura giggled.
They went into the bathroom, which was split in the middle, green and pink. On the left side was Cucumber Melon, and on the right was Country Apple. Everything was fitted out with "his and hers" bathroom accessories, and the two brushed their teeth with matching toothbrushes. (so cute!!)
Sakura quickly brushed on some blush and lip gloss and eyeliner.
"I'm going to get dressed, okay?" Sakura said and walked into her closet and dressed into a pink floral skirt that came down to her knees and a white tank top.
Syaoran came out of the closet wearing the usual black baggy pants and a forest green t-shirt with an army belt.
"Let's go," Sakura said, and together they got into the Expedition and went to the clinic.
At the clinic.
"Sakura Kinomoto?" the nurse called, and together Syaoran and Sakura stood up and went into a room that the nurse led them to.
"Hi. So, it's been 10 weeks, now. Let me do the usual tests, okay?" the doctor said, and Sakura obediently did everything the doctor told her to.
"The baby seems to be growing healthily. It's too early now to tell whether or not it's a boy or girl, but what's important is that the baby is very healthy," the doctor told them.
"Okay. Thank you, doctor. When should we next come back?" Syaoran asked.
"In about two weeks. Go to the front desk and arrange an appointment," the doctor advised, and waved bye as the young couple left.
Sakura and Syaoran went to the front desk and arranged another appointment in two weeks at 12, again.
The two got into the car and drove home. They stopped at a red light, and on the right, a group of high school boys were in a convertible. They saw Sakura (but not Syaoran) and catcalled and whistled at her.
Sakura blushed and Syaoran turned red in fury and raised a fist and glared at the boys. They looked at each other in fear, and as soon as the red light changed to green, they zoomed off.
Sakura was laughing, and Syaoran said, "You know, you should try to look older."
"I do, everyday," Sakura said.
"No, I mean, like, older older. Like grandma older. Like married older," Syaoran said.
"What? Hey, come on. I don't want to look like that," Sakura protested.
"But I don't like those guys looking at you like that. You're mine, and I don't want no guy looking at you," Syaoran said.
Sakura shrugged but smiled.
"Lets talk about that later. We're almost at Tomoyo's house," Sakura changed the subject.
"Okay," Syaoran said and turned into Armory Lane, where Tomoyo and Eriol's house came into view-it was the largest on the street.
They parked their car in the driveway and walked to the porch, where Sakura rang the doorbell. They were surprised when the doorbell rang in the tune of "Fir Elise".
Tomoyo opened the door, and said, "Hey! What a surprise!" she said brightly.
"Oh, did we catch you at a bad time?" Sakura asked worriedly.
"No, no. Well, my MOM's here," Tomoyo said.
"Ah," Sakura said, and replied, "Well, should we leave?"
"Uh.no offense, but you guys should. She's kind of mad about the Las Vegas thing." Tomoyo said, "Sorry. Hey, I'll call you and you guys can come over tonight for dinner or something, allright?"
"Sure," Syaoran said, and they said bye as Syaoran and Sakura got back into the car to drive home.
"So, what should we do now? Summer has never been this boring," Sakura said.
"I dunno. We could.yeah, there is nothing to do. What would we do if we weren't married?" Syaoran asked.
"Hmm.hey, let's go swimming!" Sakura said.
"Yeah! C'mon, let's go," Syaoran said, and they ran upstairs to change (did I mention that they have a backyard pool and spa?).
"Ah." Sakura said, soaking her feet in the jaccuzi.
"Here," Syaoran turned on the backyard radio and the song, "Sk8er Boi" (by Avril Lavigne) blasted on.
He was a boi
And she was a girl
Can I make it any more obvious
He was a punk
She did ballet
What more can I say
Sakura laughed at the lyrics.
"That sounds like us," Sakura said.
"Pretty much. Except.I wasn't that punkish and you never took ballet," Syaoran said.
"Hey, trying to beat me up in the fourth grade is pretty punkish, and I think cheerleading is ballet-except for the yelling part," Sakura said, smiling.
"Hey, is it okay for you to swim? With the baby and all?" Syaoran suddenly asked.
"I dunno. Well, I'm not going into the water or anything right now," Sakura said.
Syaoran was looking quite hot in his speedos (HAHA, just kidding.), in his forest green swim trunks.
Sakura was looking equally sexy, sipping on a wine glass with peach juice.
She was wearing an orange one-piece that had the tummy-part and back cut off, so it was basically a tankini with the sides attached, and she had on 70's style horn rimmed orange sunglasses.
"So, what should we name the baby?" Syaoran asked.
"I'm guessing.if it's a girl, I like the name Grace. And Nadeshiko. I dunno," Sakura shrugged, "We have seven more months to think about that."
"What if it's a boy?" Syaoran asked.
"It's NOT," Sakura said, and grinned.
"I can't believe that only in 7 more months, a kids going to come out from your tummy.and then, it's going to be this living, breathing creature that we made!" Syaoran said in awe.
"Yup. Can you believe that when we're only 36, we're going to send her off to college. Most people do that when they're past the forty's," Sakura said.
"Jeez. I guess I'm going to have to work harder, to support the three of us. And since you're not going to be able to work.or go to college," Syaoran said.
"I'm going to go to college as soon as I can," Sakura said.
"Yeah. Augh!" Syaoran said as the sunny sky suddenly turned black.
Thunder roared, and lightning struck.
Sakura and Syaoran quickly got out of the pool and got into the house.
The phone rang, and Sakura picked it up saying, "Hello?"
"Hey, it's me. Isn't the thunderstorm so freaky? Anyways, if you still want to, we could go out for dinner, the four of us," Tomoyo said.
"Yeah. Um.where do you want to meet?" Sakura asked.
"I was thinking someplace romantic, since it'll be the first time us four are going out here," Tomoyo said.
"Uh.how about Antonio's? That place is pretty good," Sakura said.
"A five-star restaurant. Perfect. You guys can come over here and we could all go in Eriol's LX 400," Tomoyo said.
"Okay. We'll get dressed up and meet you in about twenty minutes, okay?" Sakura said.
"Perfect. See you then!" Tomoyo hung up.
"Okay, we're going to Antonio's. We're going to go to Tomoyo's house first, then the four of us are going to double date for dinner," Sakura told Syaoran.
"Whatever. Should I get dressed up?" Syaoran asked.
"Yeah. What about the Armani suit that you got from the picture we took?" Sakura asked.
Syaoran wrinkled his nose, but said, "Okay."
Sakura dressed up in the same dress from Armani Exchange, and after she applied more makeup, together they left for Tomoyo's house.
They met Tomoyo who was dressed up a black skirt and blouse, and Eriol was wearing a white suit (wow.classy!). They got into Eriol's white Lexus LX 400 (the big square looking SUV), and drove off to Antonio's.
Meanwhile, at the Kinomoto residence.
"Honey, do you want to go out for dinner?" Fujitaka asked. His hand fingered the ring box that was in his pocket (oooh.)
"Sure. Where?" Nadeshiko asked.
"How about Antonio's? It's a new place Sakura always talked about," Fujitaka said.
"Yeah, you guys should go out tonight. I'll eat dinner with Yukito; he's coming over tonight," Touya said. He was pretty cool with his parents now, but he still winced whenever one of them said, "Honey" or "sweetie" or anything mushy like that.
"I'll go get ready," Nadeshiko said, and went upstairs.
Fujitaka grabbed his son's hand and took him to the kitchen quickly.
"Listen, I'm going to propose to your mom tonight (whoops, gave it away.hehe). I just wanted to warn you," Fujitaka said.
Touya's eyes widened, but then he shrugged.
"It's your life now. Go ahead-I don't care. Sakura probably won't. I'm not against it, so go ahead and marry mom-again," Touya said, shrugged again and went upstairs to study for an exam and wait for Yukito.
Fujitaka cleared his throat and went upstairs to change into a handsome suit.
At the restaurant.
"We'll have some bread and salad, thank you," Tomoyo said, and turned back to the rest of the group.
"So, this is our first double date. So.Eriol, what are you going to do while Tomoyo's at school?" Sakura asked.
"I'm going to run my business, as usual," Eriol said.
"Okay.you guys thinking of having kids?" Sakura asked brightly.
"No, no. Not yet, not for another two or three years," Tomoyo answered.
"Hmm.Tomoyo Hirigawaza sounded cool to me," Sakura said.
"Ah." they were silent.
"Kind of stupid how we have nothing to talk about, huh?" Syaoran said.
"Yeah," they all agreed.
Tomoyo suddenly dropped her spoon that she had been holding, and exclaimed, "Hey, isn't that your parents?"
Sakura quickly turned around and gasped.
"Yeah, it's them. And oh my god, the waiter's leading them to the seat behind us. Shh!!" Sakura whispered.
The four tried to act inconspicuous, whispering in low voice, but trying to eavesdrop on the couple behind them.
"Are you ready to order?" the waiter asked them, diverting their attention away.
"Uh.yeah. I'll have the fettuccini alfredo," Tomoyo said.
"Lobster spaghetti for me," Eriol said.
"I'll just have the four cheese ravioli," Sakura said.
"I'll take the vegetable lasagna," Syaoran said.
"Okay. Your dinner will arrive in about thirty minutes," the waiter said, bowed then left.
"Shh!!" Sakura whispered, and leaned toward the plants that separated her parents and her booth.
"C'mon, Sakura, stop eavesdropping," Syaoran convinced Sakura.
"Okay." Sakura pouted slightly.
Behind them.
"I'll just have spaghetti with meat sauce," Fujitaka ordered.
"Same for me. And could I have some wine?" Nadeshiko said.
"Of course. Your dinner and wine will arrive shortly," the waiter said, bowed then left.
Dinner passed quickly, and while Sakura, Syaoran, Eriol and Tomoyo were eating dessert, they hushed down and listened to the other side.
Fujitaka and Nadeshiko were done with their dinner, so Fujitaka cleared his throat and got down on the floor next to Nadeshiko's chair.
"Nadeshiko, I know you still love me and I still love you. We've had two kids together, and I have to ask you a question-will you marry me again?" Fujitaka asked and opened the ring box.
"Oh, you're so cheap! That's the same ring that you proposed to me the first time," Nadeshiko said.
"I know. You threw it at me the day you left. But I want to show that we have the same love the first time I proposed. Will you marry me?" Fujitaka said seriously.
"Yes," Nadeshiko said, with tears in her eyes.
"YEAH!" Sakura exclaimed, and toppled over into the plants.
She grinned sheepishly up at her parents glaring at her.
"I was having dinner with Syaoran and Tomoyo and Eriol," she said, and got up and dusted herself off.
"Let's go," Sakura murmured to her friends and ran into the car.
A/N: That's the end of chapter 12!! Kind of lame, but oh well. Hmm.this is the longest chapter so far, 14 pages. I guess I wanted to cram everything in, because the next chapter is going to be four months later.when Sakura is 6 months pregnant. Hmm. R-E-V-I-E-W!!!!!!!
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CHAPTER 12
Summary: Sakura finds out that her mom is not dead, but actually alive and living somewhere in the world. She goes on a quest to find her mother and find the truth- but meanwhile, she's pregnant with Syaoran's baby. In the end, she finds her mother. But who is she? And why did she leave?
A/N: Whoa, we're actually at chapter 12. Who knew I'd actually come this far? Hehe.considering how I've abandoned two of my stories. Actually, I've planning on finishing The Parent Trap: CCS Style! MAYBE, if I finish this well and I have a lot of time. I'm going to try and wrap up all my fanfics so that by the time school starts; I won't have to write as much. Anyways, REVIEW!!
Nadeshiko read the note over and over until the words blurred together and became a picture of Fujitaka's face. She kissed the note and stuck it in her bra.
She got up and opened the door and peeked around, making sure no one was around.
Nadeshiko ran out the door and went to the nearest phone booth to call a car dealer. Within ten minutes, Nadeshiko had bought a Benz over the phone, and in another five minutes, it was delivered to her.
"Thanks," Nadeshiko told the driver, and stuck her hand out for the keys.
The driver gave her to keys and Nadeshiko got into the car and tested it out.
Then, she drove to Sakura's house (don't ask how she knew how to get there).
After parking next in the street, she noticed two cars on the driveway, a forest green Expedition and a small silver Lexus.
"Ding dong!" the doorbell chimed.
Sakura got up to answer the door, but Syaoran told her to sit down, since she had the baby and needed to get used to him serving her.oh boy.
"Hi! Haven't seen you in awhile," Syaoran joked and he let Nadeshiko in.
"Yeah.could you brew up a cup of tea for me while I talk with Sakura?" Nadeshiko said, and gave her scarf, sunglasses and purse to Syaoran.
Syaoran took the things, and while rolling his eyes, put them down on the couch while Nadeshiko started talking with Sakura, who had come downstairs.
"Hey, mom. What's up?" Sakura asked.
"Honey, what would you think if your father and I got back together?" Nadeshiko asked.
This time, it was Sakura who raised her eyebrows in disbelief.
"Uh.I would love it. I mean, you've come back into our lives, you're going to get a job here, and I figured since I already know about you and everything, that you would live close by. But Touya and Dad.and you know how it is when people who've separated because a person doesn't love the other get back together, ya know?" Sakura said.
"Well.I know that your father still loves me. He told me so," Nadeshiko said and fished out the note from her bra while Syaoran, coming in and seeing her do that, nearly spilt the tea.
"Here," Nadeshiko said and gave the note to Sakura.
Sakura quickly read it, and said, "Wow. I never knew that Dad still felt that way.I did kinda wonder why he never dated or anything. But he only divorced you because.he thought you didn't like him."
"No.he knows that I still loved him. And I do. That's why I've broken up with every single guy I've gone out with after one date, even Ben Affleck," Nadeshiko said ruefully.
"Nadeshiko, how old are you?" Syaoran asked.
"38. I guess I'm pretty old, for a single model," Nadeshiko said.
Syaoran shrugged, and Sakura continued, "I totally think you guys should get back together. You guys still love each other, you don't have to hide from us anymore, and three, my baby says she doesn't want divorced grandparents," Sakura said and smiled.
"Okay, honey. But.I just don't know how to approach your father about it. And especially Touya. He's going to go crazy, I just know it," Nadeshiko said woefully.
"Don't worry," Sakura said, and then the doorbell rang.
"I wonder who that it," Sakura said, and ran to the door before Syaoran could get it.
"Tomoyo! What a surprise! I thought you guys were still in America," Sakura said, greeting Tomoyo and Eriol, who had his arm around Tomoyo.
"Well, right after the fashion show, which was a HUGE success, Eriol and I took a plane to Las Vegas and got married," Tomoyo said.
"What?" You, Tomoyo Daidouji, got married in a Las Vegas chapel? When did this happen?"
"I don't know. I'm just so in love. Mom already knows, she doesn't really care since she trusts me to make the right decisions in my life. So, say hi to my husband," Tomoyo said, and presented Eriol.
"Wow," Sakura said, and told them to come in.
Tomoyo dropped her purse at the sight of Nadeshiko.
"Tomoyo! It's been 16 years since I saw you!! You were so little, then!" Nadeshiko said, and hugged Tomoyo.
"This is quite sudden," Tomoyo said, but returned the hug.
"So what are you doing in Japan?" she asked.
Nadeshiko said, "Well, I wanted to be here for Sakura, and I found a modeling job here in Japan. The TD Retro clothing line, I believe it's called. Have you heard of it?"
"Have I heard of it? I own, manufacture and design all the clothes. TD stands for Tomoyo Daidouji. And I just put retro there because it sounds cool and that's the style of the clothing," Tomoyo explained.
"This is Eriol?" Nadeshiko asked, and gave another warm hug to Eriol.
"Yeah. He's the president, CEO, whatever of Hirigawaza Corporation," Tomoyo said.
"Okay. So nice to see you guys again! Well, I better get going. Nice to meet you," Nadeshiko said, and waved bye.
"That was very sudden," Tomoyo said as soon as Nadeshiko left.
"Yeah. I think my parent's are going to get back together," Sakura said.
"Really? And today is her first day in Japan.interesting," Tomoyo said.
"Well, where are you guys living?" Sakura asked.
"Down the street. Turns out this neighborhood is most convenient for the school, Mom's house and Tokyo University!" Tomoyo exclaimed.
"That's so great. I just wished I could've been part of your happiest-day- of life," Sakura said.
"I know. I'm sorry. But at least I could be part of yours. Well, we got to go. Like the house?" Tomoyo asked as Eriol and her left.
"Yeah! Thanks so much for decorating it," Sakura said and waved bye.
"That was pretty sudden. Now that we're alone." Syaoran began.
"I can take a nap. And don't even think about it, Mr.!" Sakura said, and started climbing upstairs.
"Sorry. Maybe next time," Syaoran said, sighing, as he looked at his.well, you know where I mean, and you know whom he's talking to.
That night.
Nadeshiko woke up and yawned.
It was midnight, but her stomach growled and she thought about getting a midnight snack.
Nadeshiko got up and put on a robe and slippers before climbing downstairs then going into the kitchen.
The light was on in the breakfast nook area, and Nadeshiko saw Fujitaka eating a peanut butter jelly banana sandwich with a glass of milk.
She smiled and sat down.
"Can I have a bit?" she asked, and took a nibble as Fujitaka held it out for her.
"Do you remember the night before I had Sakura?" Nadeshiko asked.
"Of course. How could I forget?" Fujitaka asked, smiling at the memory.
"You and I were up for a midnight snack when I went into labor," Nadeshiko said.
"Yup. Right after you took a bite of blueberries and cream. And while you were giving birth, in the middle of screaming, you asked where the rest of the blueberries were," Fujitaka said.
Nadeshiko laughed and then smiled.
"Those were the days," she whispered, and tilted her head.
"I miss those days," Fujitaka said softly and his head was coming closer to hers.
"I still love you," Nadeshiko said, and leaned her head forward.
"Then why did you leave me?" Fujitaka asked, his voice barely audible.
"Because I was stupid," Nadeshiko replied.
"I still love you," Fujitaka said, and their lips came together in the perfect kiss of the night.
Nadeshiko moaned as Fujitaka put his hands on the sides of her head, and they continued kissing like they were still 16 and 20.
Touya watched as his parents were kissing romantically in the midnight moonlight. He sighed heavily and went upstairs, shaking his head in surrender.
"We better get to bed," Fujitaka said, breathing heavily.
"Oh, do we have to?" Nadeshiko pouted in between kisses.
"Whoever said we had to go to sleep?" Fujitaka said evilly. (That's kind of gross, considering their age, but hey.it's a fanfiction!)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Next morning*~*~*~*~*~*~
There was a knock on the door of Fujitaka's room, and Nadeshiko and Fujitaka, who were.uh.lying together, gave fearful looks to each other.
"Uh, Touya? Could you wait a moment?" Fujitaka asked, as Nadeshiko and him scrambled to get their clothes on.
"That's okay. I already know that Mom's with you," Touya said, and opened the door.
Nadeshiko was in the middle of buttoning on her nightgown when she gave a sheepish smile at her son.
"Made you breakfast. You guys can stay in bed all morning. I'll take care of everything," Touya said, and before leaving, gave a quick kiss to his mom and dad.
Nadeshiko was shocked, and looked at Fujitaka.
He shrugged, and offered, "Bacon?"
(Pretty sad that Syaoran's not getting any 'action' while Fujitaka, who's 25 years older than him, is. By the way, sorry if this is kind of R-ish. But it's PG-13.)
The phone rang, waking Sakura and Syaoran up.
"I'll get it," Sakura said and grabbed the receiver next to their bed, brushing the curtains that surround their bed out of the way.
"Hello?" Sakura said.
"Oh hi, honey. Just wanted to call and check up on you. It's almost 2 months, now, isn't it?" Nadeshiko's voice rang out.
"Yeah. It's two and a half weeks, actually. I can't believe it!! Anyways, you don't need to check up on us. Today's June 26th, so Syaoran and I are going to go the hospital for check ups," Sakura said.
"Okay. Just wanted to let you know, that things between Touya and I are going very well. Last night, I went downstairs for a midnight snack, and your father was there.we started talking, then kissing, and then somehow we ended up together in bed," Nadeshiko said.
"Ew, gross, mom. Spare me the details," Sakura said, trying to get the image of her parents in bed out of her head.
"Sorry. But, this morning, I woke up and there was a knock on the door, and it was Touya, and he said that he already knew that I was with your father, and he came in and gave us breakfast, and he said we could spend all day in bed because he would take care of everything. And THEN, he kissed me bye!" Nadeshiko exclaimed.
"Wow. What a BIG change of heart.but I guess he kind of understood that you guys truly love each other.and I guess he forgave you. But Touya's kind of weird that way. One minute he'll hate you, and then next second he'll be giving you kisses. Right.okay, whatever," Sakura laughed, and said, "Bye. Yeah. Have a good day, okay? Bye!"
Sakura hung up and looked over at Syaoran.
"Well, I guess operation get-back-my-parents-together is going successfully without any of our help," Sakura said.
"Yeah. Well, I'm all woke up, so I guess we should get breakfast. What should we do today?" Syaoran asked.
"I guess today we could go visit Tomoyo and see how she's doing, then we have to go the clinic again because the baby needs a checkup," Sakura said.
"Yeah. Okay. Well, let's eat some breakfast," Syaoran said, and together they walked downstairs.
"Okay, what should we have?" Sakura asked brightly.
"Uhh.how about I make breakfast for us?" Syaoran said hurriedly.
"Really? Okay, then. I want waffles, blueberries and cream, and orange juice," Sakura said.
"I'll have the same. Why do you keep on wanting blueberries?" Syaoran asked.
"I already told you, I just keep on having cravings," Sakura said sweetly.
Syaoran whipped up the breakfast for them, and Sakura quickly ate everything on her plate.
"We're going to have a baby boy," Syaoran said.
"What makes you say that?" Sakura asked.
"That's the only reason you eat so much. Boys need nutrition more than girls," Syaoran said.
"That's SO not true!" Sakura said, and said, "It's going to be a GIRL."
"Okay, okay, fine. C'mon, let's go upstairs and get ready to go to Tomoyo's. Do you know where she lives?" Syaoran asked.
"We live on 114 Armory Lane, and so Tomoyo lives on.what's 114 plus 30?" Sakura asked.
"144," Syaoran replied.
"Okay. She lives on 144 Armory Lane. That's like 15 houses down," Sakura said.
"Right-e-o. So, shall we drive or walk?" Syaoran asked.
"Well, it's 11 right now.and our appointment is at 12, so we should go see them after the check up," Sakura said.
"Okay. C'mon, let's get dressed," Syaoran picked Sakura up again and took her upstairs.
"Hehehe." Sakura giggled.
They went into the bathroom, which was split in the middle, green and pink. On the left side was Cucumber Melon, and on the right was Country Apple. Everything was fitted out with "his and hers" bathroom accessories, and the two brushed their teeth with matching toothbrushes. (so cute!!)
Sakura quickly brushed on some blush and lip gloss and eyeliner.
"I'm going to get dressed, okay?" Sakura said and walked into her closet and dressed into a pink floral skirt that came down to her knees and a white tank top.
Syaoran came out of the closet wearing the usual black baggy pants and a forest green t-shirt with an army belt.
"Let's go," Sakura said, and together they got into the Expedition and went to the clinic.
At the clinic.
"Sakura Kinomoto?" the nurse called, and together Syaoran and Sakura stood up and went into a room that the nurse led them to.
"Hi. So, it's been 10 weeks, now. Let me do the usual tests, okay?" the doctor said, and Sakura obediently did everything the doctor told her to.
"The baby seems to be growing healthily. It's too early now to tell whether or not it's a boy or girl, but what's important is that the baby is very healthy," the doctor told them.
"Okay. Thank you, doctor. When should we next come back?" Syaoran asked.
"In about two weeks. Go to the front desk and arrange an appointment," the doctor advised, and waved bye as the young couple left.
Sakura and Syaoran went to the front desk and arranged another appointment in two weeks at 12, again.
The two got into the car and drove home. They stopped at a red light, and on the right, a group of high school boys were in a convertible. They saw Sakura (but not Syaoran) and catcalled and whistled at her.
Sakura blushed and Syaoran turned red in fury and raised a fist and glared at the boys. They looked at each other in fear, and as soon as the red light changed to green, they zoomed off.
Sakura was laughing, and Syaoran said, "You know, you should try to look older."
"I do, everyday," Sakura said.
"No, I mean, like, older older. Like grandma older. Like married older," Syaoran said.
"What? Hey, come on. I don't want to look like that," Sakura protested.
"But I don't like those guys looking at you like that. You're mine, and I don't want no guy looking at you," Syaoran said.
Sakura shrugged but smiled.
"Lets talk about that later. We're almost at Tomoyo's house," Sakura changed the subject.
"Okay," Syaoran said and turned into Armory Lane, where Tomoyo and Eriol's house came into view-it was the largest on the street.
They parked their car in the driveway and walked to the porch, where Sakura rang the doorbell. They were surprised when the doorbell rang in the tune of "Fir Elise".
Tomoyo opened the door, and said, "Hey! What a surprise!" she said brightly.
"Oh, did we catch you at a bad time?" Sakura asked worriedly.
"No, no. Well, my MOM's here," Tomoyo said.
"Ah," Sakura said, and replied, "Well, should we leave?"
"Uh.no offense, but you guys should. She's kind of mad about the Las Vegas thing." Tomoyo said, "Sorry. Hey, I'll call you and you guys can come over tonight for dinner or something, allright?"
"Sure," Syaoran said, and they said bye as Syaoran and Sakura got back into the car to drive home.
"So, what should we do now? Summer has never been this boring," Sakura said.
"I dunno. We could.yeah, there is nothing to do. What would we do if we weren't married?" Syaoran asked.
"Hmm.hey, let's go swimming!" Sakura said.
"Yeah! C'mon, let's go," Syaoran said, and they ran upstairs to change (did I mention that they have a backyard pool and spa?).
"Ah." Sakura said, soaking her feet in the jaccuzi.
"Here," Syaoran turned on the backyard radio and the song, "Sk8er Boi" (by Avril Lavigne) blasted on.
He was a boi
And she was a girl
Can I make it any more obvious
He was a punk
She did ballet
What more can I say
Sakura laughed at the lyrics.
"That sounds like us," Sakura said.
"Pretty much. Except.I wasn't that punkish and you never took ballet," Syaoran said.
"Hey, trying to beat me up in the fourth grade is pretty punkish, and I think cheerleading is ballet-except for the yelling part," Sakura said, smiling.
"Hey, is it okay for you to swim? With the baby and all?" Syaoran suddenly asked.
"I dunno. Well, I'm not going into the water or anything right now," Sakura said.
Syaoran was looking quite hot in his speedos (HAHA, just kidding.), in his forest green swim trunks.
Sakura was looking equally sexy, sipping on a wine glass with peach juice.
She was wearing an orange one-piece that had the tummy-part and back cut off, so it was basically a tankini with the sides attached, and she had on 70's style horn rimmed orange sunglasses.
"So, what should we name the baby?" Syaoran asked.
"I'm guessing.if it's a girl, I like the name Grace. And Nadeshiko. I dunno," Sakura shrugged, "We have seven more months to think about that."
"What if it's a boy?" Syaoran asked.
"It's NOT," Sakura said, and grinned.
"I can't believe that only in 7 more months, a kids going to come out from your tummy.and then, it's going to be this living, breathing creature that we made!" Syaoran said in awe.
"Yup. Can you believe that when we're only 36, we're going to send her off to college. Most people do that when they're past the forty's," Sakura said.
"Jeez. I guess I'm going to have to work harder, to support the three of us. And since you're not going to be able to work.or go to college," Syaoran said.
"I'm going to go to college as soon as I can," Sakura said.
"Yeah. Augh!" Syaoran said as the sunny sky suddenly turned black.
Thunder roared, and lightning struck.
Sakura and Syaoran quickly got out of the pool and got into the house.
The phone rang, and Sakura picked it up saying, "Hello?"
"Hey, it's me. Isn't the thunderstorm so freaky? Anyways, if you still want to, we could go out for dinner, the four of us," Tomoyo said.
"Yeah. Um.where do you want to meet?" Sakura asked.
"I was thinking someplace romantic, since it'll be the first time us four are going out here," Tomoyo said.
"Uh.how about Antonio's? That place is pretty good," Sakura said.
"A five-star restaurant. Perfect. You guys can come over here and we could all go in Eriol's LX 400," Tomoyo said.
"Okay. We'll get dressed up and meet you in about twenty minutes, okay?" Sakura said.
"Perfect. See you then!" Tomoyo hung up.
"Okay, we're going to Antonio's. We're going to go to Tomoyo's house first, then the four of us are going to double date for dinner," Sakura told Syaoran.
"Whatever. Should I get dressed up?" Syaoran asked.
"Yeah. What about the Armani suit that you got from the picture we took?" Sakura asked.
Syaoran wrinkled his nose, but said, "Okay."
Sakura dressed up in the same dress from Armani Exchange, and after she applied more makeup, together they left for Tomoyo's house.
They met Tomoyo who was dressed up a black skirt and blouse, and Eriol was wearing a white suit (wow.classy!). They got into Eriol's white Lexus LX 400 (the big square looking SUV), and drove off to Antonio's.
Meanwhile, at the Kinomoto residence.
"Honey, do you want to go out for dinner?" Fujitaka asked. His hand fingered the ring box that was in his pocket (oooh.)
"Sure. Where?" Nadeshiko asked.
"How about Antonio's? It's a new place Sakura always talked about," Fujitaka said.
"Yeah, you guys should go out tonight. I'll eat dinner with Yukito; he's coming over tonight," Touya said. He was pretty cool with his parents now, but he still winced whenever one of them said, "Honey" or "sweetie" or anything mushy like that.
"I'll go get ready," Nadeshiko said, and went upstairs.
Fujitaka grabbed his son's hand and took him to the kitchen quickly.
"Listen, I'm going to propose to your mom tonight (whoops, gave it away.hehe). I just wanted to warn you," Fujitaka said.
Touya's eyes widened, but then he shrugged.
"It's your life now. Go ahead-I don't care. Sakura probably won't. I'm not against it, so go ahead and marry mom-again," Touya said, shrugged again and went upstairs to study for an exam and wait for Yukito.
Fujitaka cleared his throat and went upstairs to change into a handsome suit.
At the restaurant.
"We'll have some bread and salad, thank you," Tomoyo said, and turned back to the rest of the group.
"So, this is our first double date. So.Eriol, what are you going to do while Tomoyo's at school?" Sakura asked.
"I'm going to run my business, as usual," Eriol said.
"Okay.you guys thinking of having kids?" Sakura asked brightly.
"No, no. Not yet, not for another two or three years," Tomoyo answered.
"Hmm.Tomoyo Hirigawaza sounded cool to me," Sakura said.
"Ah." they were silent.
"Kind of stupid how we have nothing to talk about, huh?" Syaoran said.
"Yeah," they all agreed.
Tomoyo suddenly dropped her spoon that she had been holding, and exclaimed, "Hey, isn't that your parents?"
Sakura quickly turned around and gasped.
"Yeah, it's them. And oh my god, the waiter's leading them to the seat behind us. Shh!!" Sakura whispered.
The four tried to act inconspicuous, whispering in low voice, but trying to eavesdrop on the couple behind them.
"Are you ready to order?" the waiter asked them, diverting their attention away.
"Uh.yeah. I'll have the fettuccini alfredo," Tomoyo said.
"Lobster spaghetti for me," Eriol said.
"I'll just have the four cheese ravioli," Sakura said.
"I'll take the vegetable lasagna," Syaoran said.
"Okay. Your dinner will arrive in about thirty minutes," the waiter said, bowed then left.
"Shh!!" Sakura whispered, and leaned toward the plants that separated her parents and her booth.
"C'mon, Sakura, stop eavesdropping," Syaoran convinced Sakura.
"Okay." Sakura pouted slightly.
Behind them.
"I'll just have spaghetti with meat sauce," Fujitaka ordered.
"Same for me. And could I have some wine?" Nadeshiko said.
"Of course. Your dinner and wine will arrive shortly," the waiter said, bowed then left.
Dinner passed quickly, and while Sakura, Syaoran, Eriol and Tomoyo were eating dessert, they hushed down and listened to the other side.
Fujitaka and Nadeshiko were done with their dinner, so Fujitaka cleared his throat and got down on the floor next to Nadeshiko's chair.
"Nadeshiko, I know you still love me and I still love you. We've had two kids together, and I have to ask you a question-will you marry me again?" Fujitaka asked and opened the ring box.
"Oh, you're so cheap! That's the same ring that you proposed to me the first time," Nadeshiko said.
"I know. You threw it at me the day you left. But I want to show that we have the same love the first time I proposed. Will you marry me?" Fujitaka said seriously.
"Yes," Nadeshiko said, with tears in her eyes.
"YEAH!" Sakura exclaimed, and toppled over into the plants.
She grinned sheepishly up at her parents glaring at her.
"I was having dinner with Syaoran and Tomoyo and Eriol," she said, and got up and dusted herself off.
"Let's go," Sakura murmured to her friends and ran into the car.
A/N: That's the end of chapter 12!! Kind of lame, but oh well. Hmm.this is the longest chapter so far, 14 pages. I guess I wanted to cram everything in, because the next chapter is going to be four months later.when Sakura is 6 months pregnant. Hmm. R-E-V-I-E-W!!!!!!!
IMPORTANT NEWS FLASH!!!!!! READ!!!!!! I was checking out my reviews when I got this really great suggestion from one of my readers: why don't I take a poll to figure out what their baby's name is going to be? So, I've decided to hold a very short poll. Well, actually, it's sort of a contest-poll. Everyone who reviews from now on, should include 3 things: their name (well, that's already in it), a review (please, no flames), and the third thing is, A, B, or C. A stands for: the baby's name should be American (like Joey or Cathy) B stands for: the baby's name should be totally Japanese (like Kenji or Kawamoto) C stands for: the baby shouldn't have a name.or just leave the fanfic at it. Also, when you review, PLEASE INCLUDE A SUGGESTION NAME!!!!!!!!
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