Trying to Cheat Fate
By: Xiao
Author's Note:
This can basically be summed up as the last chapter, since the next one will be.. very very short..
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Chapter Twenty: Is This The End..?
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He sighed. This was it, wasn't it? Meiling, Sakura, and himself had been sitting in the same medical room for a while now. Everything was white and pale blue, with a window that had the blinds closed, and the white door shut to bloke out the noise. It had been an hour after Meiling had given birth to the child, and it was currently being cleaned up and placed in some clothes (white).
Despite everything, the baby was perfectly healthy. 7 1/2 pounds, 21 inches long, blood type B, female. It had not been named yet, but Sakura had aloud for Meiling to name it before giving it up to her. The only thing that would change would be the last name. Instead of Li, it would be Kinomoto. Maybe the child's name would be changed to be more Japanese-ish, nickname, not completely changed. But who knew? They might keep it the way it was. That's how it was for Meiling's name, right?
He stared at the clock, watching the seconds slowly tick by. It had reminded him of the times he would sit out in the hallway while Meiling talked to Eriol. Time seemed to be slowing, but in reality it was at it's normal speed, unless the clock was broken, which it wasn't.
"Syaoran?" Sakura said, tapping his shoulder. He sat up straight and looked over at Sakura, who was sitting on the left side of him. "Are you alright?" He nodded.
So, this was the end, wasn't it? Once the baby was brought back, Meiling would name it, and for the time before they gave it to Sakura Kinomoto, it would be considered Meiling Li's and Syaoran Li's daughter. Of course, after it was given to Sakura, Syaoran and Meiling would still be the true parents, but it would not be the same. It never would be, would it?
Of course, it wouldn't. That was their first child they were giving to their friend. First. If they ever had another child, which Syaoran doubted would happen, it would still be considered the second one. Never the first. The first would be gone. Forever more.
"Your father is okay with this?" Syaoran asked, finally, breaking the uneasy silence in the pale room. She smiled, and nodded.
"What are you going to name her?" Sakura asked back. Syaoran took a glance over at Meiling, who was sleeping peacfully in her bed. He looked back at Sakura, and for a moment, wondered for himself what the name would be.
"It is Meiling's choice. She already has one picked out, and told me she wouldn't tell me until the day it was born." The day it was born, was obviously, today. December 1st, 2002 was her birthday. Sakura nodded.
She took a glance at Meiling. "You're so nice to her," she said. He took a side glance at Sakura, while she continued to watch Meiling breath in and out. "Letting her give the child to me. Syaoran, I'm sure you wanted to keep the child."
"I--"
"Letting her choose the baby's name." She paused. "She's lucky to have someone like you, Syaoran. I think she is, really. After the situation we put her through, by us going out, I think she deserves to have you."
"She didn't deserve to go through the depression that she did, with this child." Sakura nodded. Syaoran took a glance at Sakura. "I wish she could of put it on someone who could of handled the situation. I think she could of handled this if she didn't learn about suicide and slitting her wrists."
Sakura took a glance down. "They should of had Health classes at school. Maybe it would of stopped this."
"Maybe."
The door opened, and one of the nurses had walked in, carrying the small, fragile, baby in her arms. It was wrapped in a white blanket, so most of it's body was not seen. It was sleeping, just like it's mother.
Syaoran stood, and walked over to the nurse and took it in his own arms. The nurse told him that she would be back soon, and left the room. Sakura had then stood and walked over to Syaoran, while he had silently tapped Meiling until she woke up.
"Here," he said, handing the child to Meiling, who smiled, and held it. "Do you want to tell us the name, Mei?"
She took a glance at Syaoran, and smiled. "Okay. I was looking one time in one of the books Eriol had, which had lots of chinese baby names. There was just one name that kind of.. popped up. I think it'll be a good one." She looked at the baby in her arms. "Xi-xi."
Sakura squeeled. "How cute!"
"Xi-xi Li," Syaoran said, while the nurse had finally came back in the room. She took a seat, and pulled it over to Meiling's bed, and asked for the child's name. Syaoran repeated it, and she nodded, smiling, writing the name down on the sheet of paper.
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"It all ends here," Syaoran said. Meiling nodded. It was another three hours after they had named the child, and they had still been stuck inside the same white and blue room, with the window that had the blinds shut, and the door shut to keep the noise out.
The only difference was a doctor was with them.
Silently, Meiling kissed the baby on the cheek, and whispered, "I love you." Before handing the child to Syaoran, who did the same thing. He then handed the baby to Sakura.
"Are you sure, Ms. Li?" The doctor said, his clipboard in his arms, and his pen grasped between his fingers. Meiling looked at Syaoran, and nodded. The doctor nodded, and began to write, before handing the paper to Sakura.
The baby was hers now. This was the end of the it, wasn't it?
"Take care of her, Sakura," Syaoran said, hugging Sakura. He made sure not to hurt the child. Meiling nodded, as Sakurs gave the baby to Syaoran, and walked over and hugged Meiling as well.
"I will. You two keep in contact with me, I'll be informing you on Xi-xi, and if you don't, I'll hunt you down, personally." Sakura said, the couple smiled.
"Thanks, Kinomoto," Meiling said, rolling her eyes. "That's what we need, to be hunted down." Sakura chuckled.
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Afternote:
The next chapter is short. I hope you enjoy this.
By: Xiao
Author's Note:
This can basically be summed up as the last chapter, since the next one will be.. very very short..
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Chapter Twenty: Is This The End..?
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He sighed. This was it, wasn't it? Meiling, Sakura, and himself had been sitting in the same medical room for a while now. Everything was white and pale blue, with a window that had the blinds closed, and the white door shut to bloke out the noise. It had been an hour after Meiling had given birth to the child, and it was currently being cleaned up and placed in some clothes (white).
Despite everything, the baby was perfectly healthy. 7 1/2 pounds, 21 inches long, blood type B, female. It had not been named yet, but Sakura had aloud for Meiling to name it before giving it up to her. The only thing that would change would be the last name. Instead of Li, it would be Kinomoto. Maybe the child's name would be changed to be more Japanese-ish, nickname, not completely changed. But who knew? They might keep it the way it was. That's how it was for Meiling's name, right?
He stared at the clock, watching the seconds slowly tick by. It had reminded him of the times he would sit out in the hallway while Meiling talked to Eriol. Time seemed to be slowing, but in reality it was at it's normal speed, unless the clock was broken, which it wasn't.
"Syaoran?" Sakura said, tapping his shoulder. He sat up straight and looked over at Sakura, who was sitting on the left side of him. "Are you alright?" He nodded.
So, this was the end, wasn't it? Once the baby was brought back, Meiling would name it, and for the time before they gave it to Sakura Kinomoto, it would be considered Meiling Li's and Syaoran Li's daughter. Of course, after it was given to Sakura, Syaoran and Meiling would still be the true parents, but it would not be the same. It never would be, would it?
Of course, it wouldn't. That was their first child they were giving to their friend. First. If they ever had another child, which Syaoran doubted would happen, it would still be considered the second one. Never the first. The first would be gone. Forever more.
"Your father is okay with this?" Syaoran asked, finally, breaking the uneasy silence in the pale room. She smiled, and nodded.
"What are you going to name her?" Sakura asked back. Syaoran took a glance over at Meiling, who was sleeping peacfully in her bed. He looked back at Sakura, and for a moment, wondered for himself what the name would be.
"It is Meiling's choice. She already has one picked out, and told me she wouldn't tell me until the day it was born." The day it was born, was obviously, today. December 1st, 2002 was her birthday. Sakura nodded.
She took a glance at Meiling. "You're so nice to her," she said. He took a side glance at Sakura, while she continued to watch Meiling breath in and out. "Letting her give the child to me. Syaoran, I'm sure you wanted to keep the child."
"I--"
"Letting her choose the baby's name." She paused. "She's lucky to have someone like you, Syaoran. I think she is, really. After the situation we put her through, by us going out, I think she deserves to have you."
"She didn't deserve to go through the depression that she did, with this child." Sakura nodded. Syaoran took a glance at Sakura. "I wish she could of put it on someone who could of handled the situation. I think she could of handled this if she didn't learn about suicide and slitting her wrists."
Sakura took a glance down. "They should of had Health classes at school. Maybe it would of stopped this."
"Maybe."
The door opened, and one of the nurses had walked in, carrying the small, fragile, baby in her arms. It was wrapped in a white blanket, so most of it's body was not seen. It was sleeping, just like it's mother.
Syaoran stood, and walked over to the nurse and took it in his own arms. The nurse told him that she would be back soon, and left the room. Sakura had then stood and walked over to Syaoran, while he had silently tapped Meiling until she woke up.
"Here," he said, handing the child to Meiling, who smiled, and held it. "Do you want to tell us the name, Mei?"
She took a glance at Syaoran, and smiled. "Okay. I was looking one time in one of the books Eriol had, which had lots of chinese baby names. There was just one name that kind of.. popped up. I think it'll be a good one." She looked at the baby in her arms. "Xi-xi."
Sakura squeeled. "How cute!"
"Xi-xi Li," Syaoran said, while the nurse had finally came back in the room. She took a seat, and pulled it over to Meiling's bed, and asked for the child's name. Syaoran repeated it, and she nodded, smiling, writing the name down on the sheet of paper.
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"It all ends here," Syaoran said. Meiling nodded. It was another three hours after they had named the child, and they had still been stuck inside the same white and blue room, with the window that had the blinds shut, and the door shut to keep the noise out.
The only difference was a doctor was with them.
Silently, Meiling kissed the baby on the cheek, and whispered, "I love you." Before handing the child to Syaoran, who did the same thing. He then handed the baby to Sakura.
"Are you sure, Ms. Li?" The doctor said, his clipboard in his arms, and his pen grasped between his fingers. Meiling looked at Syaoran, and nodded. The doctor nodded, and began to write, before handing the paper to Sakura.
The baby was hers now. This was the end of the it, wasn't it?
"Take care of her, Sakura," Syaoran said, hugging Sakura. He made sure not to hurt the child. Meiling nodded, as Sakurs gave the baby to Syaoran, and walked over and hugged Meiling as well.
"I will. You two keep in contact with me, I'll be informing you on Xi-xi, and if you don't, I'll hunt you down, personally." Sakura said, the couple smiled.
"Thanks, Kinomoto," Meiling said, rolling her eyes. "That's what we need, to be hunted down." Sakura chuckled.
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Afternote:
The next chapter is short. I hope you enjoy this.