Chap. 9: "Lin's evil little plan."
Author's note: Ohayo to all my beautiful reviewers, LOL I guess that some of you have figured out my pattern for updating. I'm trying not to make the sentences jumbled and confusing so please bear with me, I absolutely hate English but love writing does that make any sense?
Ne ways Lin is only five turning six; I repeat Lin's is FIVE NOT TEN. AND Maria is has just turned five.
I know that Syaoran is being a real jerk but don't worry he'll start to change, after all he would be an idiot if he didn't see how lucky he was to have both Sakura and Lin loving him.
On with the story...
"Yes mother is Lin with you?" Syaoran said crushing the paper in his palm.
"NO is something wrong? Where's Lin?" came Yelen's worried voice. "Xiao Lang where's your daughter, what did you do to her?"
"I don't know where she is, she wrote a note saying she ran away and she took all my cash with her. I'm sure she'll be by Mei Lin or Tomoyo maybe even one of my sisters"
"I hope that you are right because if anything happens to her I hold you responsible, I'll call your sisters" Yelen stated before hanging up. Syaoran cringe hearing the tone his mother had, looking up he saw Gwen smiling.
"I don't think this is a laughing matter," he said harshly when she walked in the room.
"This only proves that you have to send her to a boarding school" Syaoran looked at her but didn't say anything as dialed Mei Lin's number. An hour later he had called everybody and no had seen Lin. Tomoyo told him that she couldn't be by Sakura because Sakura had driven out to the house to look it over and wouldn't be back until the morning.
"Hong Kong police?" a man said lazily he jumped when heard the voice. "Li yes, yes how may I be of service?"
"I would like to report a missing child, my daughter Lin is missing" Syaoran said stiffly trying to hold back his temper. He thought they were going too far but his mother said that if he didn't call she would, and she would get everybody looking for her granddaughter.
"How long has your child been missing?"
"Three hours"
"I'm sorry but you have to wait at least twenty-four hours" the man said making a mistake.
"Listen my five year old daughter is out on the streets of Hong Kong along, and you tell me that I have to wait a day. I'm faxing you a picture right now, I want every one of your men to be looking for her, a child at this hours shouldn't be hard to find" Syaoran bit out angrily, cursing himself for being so stupid. He would have to have a thorough talk with that girl when they found her, when he's finished she won't be able to sit down.
Sakura.
Sakura pulled into a parking space sleepily; she didn't know what possessed her to drive back so late. Heading up the doors of the building she saw a small bundle of clothing on the ground beside the door, looking closer she saw brown hair underneath the thin coat. She wondered what a child would be doing out in the cold this late and with such thin clothing, "Wake up" she whispered shaking the child softly. "Lin my god what are you doing out in the cold?" she gasped seeing the sleepy face but instead of answering Lin broke out in tears, shivering from the cold. Sakura took the small child in her arms and pressed the code for the doors to open. Reaching her apartment she opened her door and threw her bag on the floor still clutching Lin. She went to the closet for a blanket wrapping it around Lin; Sakura took her to the kitchen sitting her on the table before she started to make hot chocolate. Not until they were sitting on the sofa did Sakura ask what was on her mind "Lin why did you run away?"
"Because I hate my father, he doesn't care what I do I bet he's still sleeping with Gwen" Lin answered making Sakura frown. "I took all his money and bribed the guy to bring me here" she added proudly making Sakura smile.
"I see, its really late so you should be in bed, come on" Sakura said taking to her to the guest room with a reluctant Lin.
"But I'm not sleepy and if I go to sleep your gonna call and make him come for me. He's going to be really angry" Lin said when Sakura pulled the blankets over her.
"I promise he won't come for you tonight but we have to call him in the morning or we'll both get in trouble. Now be a good girl and go to sleep" Sakura whispered softly sitting beside Lin.
"Can you sing to me? Maria told me you can sing beautifully" Lin said smiling. Sakura nodded trying to think of a song that would be appropriate for a lullaby.
Quietly, the stars Point the way, And the path before you Becomes a forest of crystals.
Sakura sang lying beside Lin who was smiling as Sakura's voiced filled the room soothingly, as she playing Lin's hair.
Someday, I want to Protect you from everything, Cradled in the palm of my hands.
By now the words left Sakura freely as she cradled Lin in her arms, she didn't want Lin to go back to Syaoran, when he didn't show her any love but she couldn't keep her. The only thing she could do was help to build a relationship between them.
On a warm night, as you sleep, A gentle light lights up A house where a small moon still dwells
Planting a kiss on the sleeping child's forehead as she got up, she sang the last words of the lullaby turning the light out. There is but one eclipsed moon In the corner of my heart. May it shine enough To light up whatever narrow path you take.
Taking one last glance at Lin, Sakura walked across the hall to her room, after changing she dialed Syaoran's number and sat on her bed 'cursing him for his stupidity.
"Li, who is this?" came his angry voice, Sakura cringed wondering if she should hang up.
"This is Ying Fa, from the sound of your voice I take it you haven't found her" Sakura said softly.
"If you called to gloat I don't have time for it, I'm doing everything to find my daughter" Syaoran snapped angrily.
"Oh so now she's your daughter" Sakura mocked laughing at the same time thanking god she was nowhere close to him or he would make her pay.
"Yes, she is and she's gonna have to learn that when I get her back, this was a stupid stunt she could get hurt"
"You didn't think about that when you humiliated her or neglected her but since as she's no longer in your hands your afraid someone else will do that for you" Sakura spat irritably glaring at the wall as if it was him.
"Listen I don't have time for you right now why don't you call that teacher instead of angering me" Syaoran bit out ignoring the officers in his living room. "Where are you?"
"Home with Lin, I found her outside my apartment building freezing to death. How do you feel about that Li? She said you wouldn't care because you were probably still sleeping with Gwen. Tell me something how did you find out she was gone? I doubt that you went to check on her" Syaoran sat down listening to her. "How does it feel to have your own daughter running away from you?"
"I'm coming for her and I want you to keep out of my business, she's not your child" he bit out, why did she have to be soo right about everything.
"Nor is she yours by the way you treat her and don't bother coming for her until the morning she's asleep and I won't have you taking her out in the night. I suggest that you make time for her, try getting to know your daughter. I'll be expecting you at 8 no later or earlier" Sakura ordered not taking any of his crap.
"Anything else?" Syaoran asked sarcastically frowning.
"Yes don't bring that woman with you, if I see her I'm taking Lin to her grandmother instead of handing her over. Good bye" Syaoran listened to the dial tone feeling the need the break the phone on something.
"All of you can leave I've found her" was all he said walking into his office leaving Gwen to show them out.
Morning.
Sakura glanced at her clock and noticed that it was one to eight, placing the breakfast on the table with orange juice she walked to the hall. Syaoran was just about to knock on Sakura's door when he heard her musical voice. "Lin sweetie breakfast" when he knock on the door Sakura opened it wearing jeans shorts and a pink shirt.
"Wow your actually on time" Sakura said looking at Syaoran, who was wearing non business like clothing.
"Can I come in or are you going to let me stand out here in the heat?" Syaoran asked looking at her face, Sakura smiled at his tone before moving aside.
"I was considering that but then what good would you be? Come Lin is in the kitchen eating" Sakura said leading the way. Syaoran saw his daughter at the table quietly eating, her hair up in a pony tail held up by a blue ribbon that matched her blue and white sun dress her legs swinging back and forth.happily as she hummed.
"Ying Fa when are we going." Lin trailed off when she saw father fighting back the urge to hug him she looked away. "You're sending me away already?" she asked sadly, she didn't want to go anyway. Ying Fa was the first person to make her breakfast and make her help out.
"This isn't your home" Syaoran said not thinking as he walked in front of her and sat ignoring the look Sakura gave him.
"Your not my home either, I don't want to go any where with you" Lin replied glaring at her father. "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you" she repeated over and over not wiping the tears that were streaming down her face. Syaoran reached for her but she pushed back and hugged Sakura tightly. He sat there quietly watching his daughter cry her heart out to a person she only met two days ago but that was Sakura for ya.
"Do something" Sakura mouth to him with a frown as Lin soaked her shirt. Syaoran sighed trying to think of something as he stood up crossing out all the ways Gwen suggested, he knew now that using force only made things worst.
"Okay, I won't take you anywhere" he said loud enough so she could hear. "But I would like for you to give me a chance to make it up to you. I'm sorry I'm such a horrible father to you; I don't want to be one any more" he frowning trying to think of the right words to use. "You can show me how to be a real father," he added looking at Sakura as he spoke each word. "Can you forgive me?"
"You mean it?" Lin asked turning around as she wiped the tears from her face, she wanted to believe so badly that he meant it.
"Of course a Li never goes back on his word and you should know that" Syaoran answered matter-of-factly. Lin laugh as she threw her arms around his waist, well as best as she could being as tiny as how she was but this time he lifted her into his arms returning the hug. Sakura sat down sighing happily this was how things were supposed to be between a father and daughter.
"I love you father" Lin whispered happily her arms wrapped around Syaoran's neck.
"I love you too Lin and I'm sorry" Syaoran stated making her spirits soar. "So what do you want to do now?"
"Finish breakfast" Lin answered giggling; Syaoran placed her in her chair smiling.
"Fair enough" he said sitting across from her luckily he didn't have any meetings today and Gwen would be occupied all day pampering her self.
"Want something to eat or drink?" Sakura asked breaking him out of his thoughts, Syaoran looked at her with a lost expression making Sakura smile. "Do you want something to eat or maybe drink?" she repeated.
"I'm all right you don't seem like the type who drinks coffee"
"Your absolutely right, I'm more of a tea person have an apple instead" Sakura suggested running her fingers through Lin's ponytail.
"If you insist, aren't you going to start preparing for the party tomorrow like getting your nails and other gruesome stuff done?" Sakura laughed hearing his question shaking her head no.
"It's only Saturday why would I start to get ready so early?" Sakura asked when Lin got up to take her plate to the sink then surprising Syaoran by washing it.
"You might be surprise most woman start this early, they want to make an impression" Syaoran replied resting back in the chair eyeing Sakura carefully. There was something different about her but he couldn't place it.
"As you must all ready know I'm not like most woman" Sakura pointed out unaware that Lin was watching them with great interest, to their shock Syaoran laugh. "What's so funny?"
"You are naturally, I have noticed that you aren't at all like any other woman in fact you and my daughter are of the same" Syaoran stated smiling. Lin had never heard her father laugh or see him like he was now, not even with the witch and she liked it.
"What do you mean father?" Lin asked sitting on Sakura's lap, Syaoran looked at how innocent they appeared to be but knew there was an extreme amount of spirit beneath all the manners.
"You two don't fool me at all, you two might have any other person fooled but not me," he answered simply. "One minute both of you are the nicest to me then the next you want nothing to do with me. I find it very amusing, I wait in anticipation to see what you two will do next"
"You are the same Xiao Lang, one minute you're someone who is understanding the next I don't even want to say but I find it horrifying not amusing" Sakura replied thinking of all his moods swings.
"Ouch you see Lin, do you see how she treats me?" Syaoran asked making Lin laugh resting against Sakura, who suddenly felt sick. "Ying Fa, are you all right?" he asked seeing her pale.
"Yeah excuse me for a minute" Sakura said putting Lin down before rushing to her bathroom slamming the door behind her.
"Do you think she's all right?" Lin asked after five minutes, Syaoran looked down the hall not knowing what to say.
"Let me go check stay here" Syaoran said going down the hall. When he reached Sakura's room when he knocked, he got no answer so he opened the door seeing a very pink room and smile. "Ah Ying Fa?" he called walking in slowly; he saw a hang bag on the closet door, no doubt her dress.
"Hoe.what are you doing in here?" Sakura gasped trying cover her self up from she walked out of the bathroom in Capri's and bra. " Out."
"Please don't act modest I just wanted to know if your okay but by the look on your face I would say so" Syaoran said ignoring her, he thought it was very amusing actually seeing her shyness. "I don't understand you at all, you're a mystery its like you hate me. What did I do?"
"Do? right now your trespassing and I'm not dressed appropriately. What are you doing? I'm warning you stay right where you are" Sakura stated when he started to walk towards her. Lin stayed beside the door out of sight listening to what was going on in Ying Fa's room with great curiosity.
"Syaoran I'm warning you, I.I'll scream" she said angrily but he only smiled at her. "Don't laugh at me, I hate it when you laugh at me when I'm angry"
"But I love it when you're angry, you know I was very hurt when you turned me down and went to lunch with the teacher. By the way is he coming to the party?" Syaoran asked standing toe to toe with Sakura who was backed against the wall. Sakura didn't have to guess whom, he was.
"Yes Derek will be there but as I told you he's just a friend. And why should it matter you to when you have Gwen, don't I deserve to have someone too?" Sakura replied trying to keep her voice steady, she hated being this close to him when she had to think.
"But you have me isn't that enough my dear?" Syaoran asked placing his hand on the side of her head, his eyes wondering to the rising and falling of her chest.
"I don't have you nor do I want you, now get out of my way it wouldn't be good for Lin to see this. I don't know what she'll think and I want to be a good example for her but your not helping" Sakura said voice quivering.
"Do I make you nervous? I wouldn't want my daughter to think less of you? No, that wouldn't be good at all. I must have her runaway more often" Lin was stumped what was her father saying, this was more interesting then anything she had ever heard in her entire life. And she was glad when Sakura asked her question.
"And why is that?"
"Because then I'll have a reason to come over here more often" Sakura and Lin laughed at his boyish answer, he always seemed to amaze her. "I was thinking about going back to high school but then that wouldn't do there's no way I could only take English and music"
"Your hopeless" Sakura laughed relaxing, he smiled inwardly, it was working. It was always good to have her relaxed. He didn't know why he was always seducing her; with her it was always the other way around. He was chasing her, not her chasing him. In fact he was sure she probably wouldn't even try to seduce him and that's what made him so attracted to her.
"And impossible, cold hearted and a bastard if I remember clearly" Syaoran helped, his head moving closer to Sakura who pushed against the wall praying that Lin would interrupt them. If only she knew that Lin was enjoying it as mush as her father.
"Syaoran don't do this" Sakura pleaded bracing her self-unaware that Lin was in the door way with a smile on her face. Besides she couldn't even see over Syaoran's shoulder.
"What this?" Syaoran asked when his lips captured hers, Sakura's whole body stiffened then slowly relaxed against him and gradually her hands moved up his chest winding around his neck. Returning the kiss with all her heart, Lin sighed watching her father and no doubt her future mother, if she had anything to do with it.
"Why do you do this to me?" Sakura whispered when they broke the kiss, Syaoran chuckled wrapping his arms around her as she rested her head on his chest. "When I have all the reasons to stay away from you, you kiss me into confusion"
"That's the whole idea I couldn't possible having you hate me. What would that do to Lin I'm sure she wouldn't like it if we hated each other?" Syaoran said innocently getting a slap from Sakura, Lin had to put her hand over her mouth trying not to laugh. 'And it'll keep you away from Ashiwa' he thought possessively, Sakura was his and no else had the right to put his filthy hand on her. "Besides I love the you way you kiss, I'm a great teacher and you would say so too by your reaction"
"Please don't get your ego going and don't use Lin as a shield. She would be horrified to see this" Sakura replied calmly well as calm as she could.
"You don't know my daughter well do you? When they say she's just liked me they are right. Isn't that right Lin" Syaoran said making Sakura gasp, she looked around Syaoran and saw a guilty Lin who smiled sheepishly making Sakura choke back a horrified laugh.
"Oh this isn't happening to me" Sakura whispered softly closing her eyes momentarily.
"I'll.I'll go and wait in the living room" Lin said quickly running down the hall jumping on the sofa. "This is wonderful all I have to do is take Gwen out of the picture" she sighed falling on the soft material. 'Ying Fa will make me the perfect mom' she thought 'all my friends would be jealous of her and she'd love me like her own'. The ringing phone knocked her out of her reverie getting up; she saw that she was lying on Sakura's room phone. "Hello?" she said answering.
"Who is this?" came a man's voice; Lin didn't like him right away.
"You're the one calling here, who are you?" Lin replied sarcastically smiling, heck she wasn't a Li for nothing.
"My name is Ashiwa Derek I work with Ying Fa, who are you?"
"I'm Li Lin and Ying Fa's busy right now and she'll be busy all day" Lin stated trying to hurry up the conversation.
"Can I talk to her its' important" Derek said not liking this little girl but figured it was one of Sakura's nieces.
"I'm sorry but I'm not supposed to leave the sofa my dad told me so, he's in Ying Fa's room with her. I'll tell her you called do you want to leave a message?" she asked slyly crossing her fingers.
"No if she's still home I'll wait until she comes for the phone, just call her I'm sure your father won't mind" Derek snapped not liking what the little girl said about her father being in Sakura's room.
"I don't want to interrupt them it might get me in trouble, can't what you want to ask her wait until tonight or tomorrow?"
"I have to ask her before lunch," Lin didn't like that, she didn't want Ying Fa going to lunch with some man who wasn't her father.
"All right hold on" Lin said innocently, putting the phone down when Syaoran walked out by himself smiling.
"Whose on the phone?" he asked looking at his daughter.
"Some man daddy, is Ying Fa ready?" Lin asked mischievously knowing full well Derek could hear.
"Yeah she's coming out right now" Syaoran answered and had to move out of the way when Lin dashed down the hall. Sakura jumped when Lin hurtled into the room smiling.
"Is something wrong?" Sakura asked putting on her shoes.
"Can you have lunch with us?" Lin asked sweetly sitting on the bed.
"I thought you wanted to spend the day with Xiao Lang"
"I do but I want you to be there too, please say you'll come. I won't take no for an answer, please please" Lin begged clasping her hands together, Sakura laughed looking at her puppy eyes.
"You know you would make a great actress, I'll go if it's okay with Xiao Lang" Sakura sighed making Lin squeal. "Are you sure, your okay?"
"Yeah I'm great, there's a man on the phone for you" Lin said running out of the room, Sakura followed feeling awkward. She was sure that that was not the way regular five year olds acted but Lin was far from regular.
"Its okay with me" Syaoran said to Sakura when she reached him. "what ever it is that I'm suppose to say yes to that is" Sakura laughed hearing what he said reaching for the phone.
"Hello" Sakura said happily.
"Aren't we in a good mood" came Derek's sharp voice making Sakura lose hers, which didn't go, unnoticed by her guest.
"Derek, is something wrong?" Sakura asked sitting down on the chair when Lin came out with her bag placing it on the sofa.
"Nothing I didn't know you had company, whose little girl is that?" Derek asked trying to hold back his anger.
"Xiao Lang's, but that's not the reason you called is there something I can help you with? Does it have to do with tomorrow?" Sakura asked trying to hurry along the conversation. She stuck out her tongue at the look Syaoran gave her making him smile.
"No not at all I just wanted to know if you would like to have lunch with me later. I've missed you, you don't even call" Derek said sounding like he was her boyfriend and Sakura didn't like that one bit.
"I'm sorry but I can't I'm going to be really busy today and I was out all day yesterday. Maybe tomorrow after I visit my sister, she wants to take me out. We can have lunch tomorrow"
"I'm glad you can fit me into your busy schedule but I wanted you to meet my mother today. She wanted so badly to meet you" Derek said throwing darts at Li Xiao Lang's face.
"Tomorrow at the same restaurant we always go I'll be there at twelve" Sakura said wondering why he hadn't told her sooner about this. "For reference Derek, you can't just call me hours before because my family makes sure I have a lot of do I'm rarely ever home"
"I'll make note of that have a great lunch with Li and his kid" Derek said haughtily. "Till tomorrow" he said before hanging up. Sakura looked at the phone with a frown, she was starting to really wonder about Derek. She was a singer and knew that dangers of fanatics and she was starting to think Derek was something like that.
"Is everything all right?" Syaoran asked looking at Sakura whose frown was masked by a smile; she seemed good at doing since he'd met her.
"Yes everything is all right, so where are we off to?" Sakura asked trying to clear her head of those thoughts.
"The zoo of course" Lin answered happily. "Then to the park and then maybe the movies and the mall. Oh they got a new stock of stuffed animals and maybe to the pet store" Lin said going on and on about what she wanted to do making Sakura laugh.
"Don't forget lunch you promised me lunch" Sakura pointed out grabbing her bag and keys.
"And that too and ice cream"
"Let me get my planner" Syaoran joked taking out his keys. "All right lets get to it if you want to do all this today I suggest that we get going. Come ladies I'm all yours" he said opening the door, Sakura smiled holding Lin's hand as they headed out.
Nine hours later.
Sakura and Syaoran sank in their seats after finishing a late lunch, Lin besides her smiling with a lot of energy left. "I don't know where she gets it, but my feet are killing me"
"I know what you mean, I could stay here for the rest of the day but missy here still has to go the pet store and the movies I'm not really into cartoons" Syaoran stated waiting for Lin and Sakura's dessert.
"Everyone here seems to know you, do you come here often?"
"More then I need to" he answered dryly watching his daughter play. He made a mental note not to go to a toy store with both of them he had to drag them out of the store. This was something he could get used to, he never knew until now what Renzo and Eriol had over him, they had a family and were happy.
"Syaoran what's the matter?" Sakura asked knocking him out of his trance. Syaoran looked at her studying her flawless face not saying anything but thinking he could wake up every morning to something like her. Gwen was pretty but she wasn't a morning person. "Earth to Xiao Lang" she added making Lin laugh.
"What?" he asked not hearing her before Sakura could answer their attention was drawn to a waiter losing his balance and everything happened at once. The man pushed out his chair tripping the waiter who was carrying Lin's ice cream which catapulted towards Syaoran, Sakura and Lin closed their eyes not wanting to see the outcome. Both cringe hearing the crash and how deathly quite it became in the restaurant.
"Oh sir I'm sorry very sorry, I didn't mean to." the man stuttered trying to clean Syaoran. Sakura and Lin opened their eyes to see ice cream splattered all over his green shirt and the look on Syaoran's face was comical as he slapped the guys hands away.
"Is something funny?" he asked hearing a giggle escape from them, Sakura and Lin nodded no trying to swallow their giggles. "Go ahead laugh I know you want to, you might as well I won't be mad" he urged smiling Sakura and Lin's laughter broke through the silence of the restaurant.
"I don't mean to laugh oh god are you all right?" Sakura asked through laughter shaking her head helplessly giving him her napkin.
"I guess I shouldn't have ordered that" Lin apologized leaning over the table to get a better look of the mess when the manager came running up with apologies.
"Oh Mr. Li we are soo truly sorry that guy was new don't worry he's gone, I'll fire him right away" the manager said making the guy pale.
"Please sir it was an accident" the man pleaded holding the tray tightly.
"Cease please, they are putting towels into the bathroom for you to wash up" the manager said not wanting to lose such an important client.
"But it was an accident surely you don't think he meant to spill the ice cream? You can't just fire him like that, just put him somewhere else to work or don't put your tables so closely together he tripped. What if it was a guest who did instead?" Sakura objected frowning, the man looked torn between Syaoran and Sakura on his decision. "Xiao Lang?" she said looking at him with a pleading look.
"I just want to get cleaned up, if she says that man stays then the man stays. Our check right now" he said getting up. "This is why I don't like dessert" he said to Lin who laughed resting back.
"Oh but it doesn't look all that bad" Sakura assured smiling, Syaoran raised a brow at her and said.
"You are a horrible liar"
"I know" Sakura laughed watching him leave with the manager who was still hovering over him like a mother hen.
"Thank you ma'am do you still want your ice cream?" the man asked smiling.
"No we're going to the movies" Lin answered happily making the man laugh. "We're going to see Lilo n' Stitch"
"My daughter saw it, she loved it" he said before walking away.
Night.
"Hoe, slow down Cerberus, Spinal" Sakura said almost tripping over the two pups. They had come a cross a pet store and Lin refused to leave unless they got two dogs, so now they had a gold husky 'Kero' and a black shepherd 'spinal'. She turned and glared at Syaoran who was laughing at her, she couldn't help but laugh, "It's not funny, I tell you it's not"
"Yes it is, I don't know how we made her talk us into this but your keeping one I won't allow two at my place" Syaoran said using his feet to close the door. "The guest room right?"
"Yeah that's her room now I guess" Sakura answered trying to untangled from the leaches. When she did she walked into the room and saw Syaoran looking down at Lin with an odd expression that she had to hold back a giggle. "What's the matter?"
"I don't want to wake her up when I put her night gown on, I'm afraid to touch her" he answered giving her a lopsided grin. Sakura took the nightgown out of his hand and started to undress Lin with easy movements, mentally thanking her dancers for giving her practice with their children.
"I thought you weren't afraid of anything?" she asked folding Lin's dress placing it on the chair.
"I guess I was wrong" Syaoran answered turning the lights out. "Thank you for keeping her for me, I have a early meeting tomorrow I don't want to leave her with the maid besides I know she rather you"
"It's not a problem at all at least here she can sleep in late, right now all I'm afraid of is the pups and my furniture" Sakura confessed smiling. "NO let go of that" she said looking at the pups pulling on her drapes. "Stop it" she repeated but they didn't stop.
"Cease" Syaoran commanded and both pups stop immediately walked to his feet and curled into a ball, Sakura making laugh.
"They know their master" she joked getting a mock glare from Syaoran who folded his arms.
"I must get going before they get too attached, I'll see you both tomorrow" Syaoran said walking to the door with Sakura and his two guards following proudly.
"Daddy where are you going?" asked a sleepy Lin walking up. "Are you leaving me?"
"No. I have to go to my bed" Syaoran answered taking his hand off the doorknob, picking her up he carried her back to her room. "I'll see you tomorrow"
"Please just stay until I'm asleep, Ying Fa will sing for us" Lin said when he sat on the bed with her. "Won't you Ying Fa"
"Ah yes do you want to hear the same song from last night?" Sakura asked sitting across from them, Lin nodded cuddling up on Syaoran's lap as he rested against the headboard trying to get comfortable, kero and spinal curled up on the mat below Syaoran.
Quietly, the stars Point the way, And the path before you Becomes a forest of crystals
Syaoran watched the different expressions on her face and listened intently and to how the words flowed on her beautiful voice as it lulled Lin and unfortunately him to sleep by the last verse. Sakura looked at well she didn't know what they were yet so right now she would say the father of her unborn child and his or her sister. She didn't have the heart to wake them so she turned the lights out then turned out the rest through out her home before heading to her room followed by kero for some much needed sleep.
Outside her apartment a man in a car watched as both her visitors remained inside and the lights turned off.
Author's note: LOL so what did ya'll think? You love it or hate it? I want to thank all ya'll who have continued to review I really appreciate it. Look for another chapter in about a weeks time, JA NE.and don't forget to tell me what's on your mind.
Author's note: Ohayo to all my beautiful reviewers, LOL I guess that some of you have figured out my pattern for updating. I'm trying not to make the sentences jumbled and confusing so please bear with me, I absolutely hate English but love writing does that make any sense?
Ne ways Lin is only five turning six; I repeat Lin's is FIVE NOT TEN. AND Maria is has just turned five.
I know that Syaoran is being a real jerk but don't worry he'll start to change, after all he would be an idiot if he didn't see how lucky he was to have both Sakura and Lin loving him.
On with the story...
"Yes mother is Lin with you?" Syaoran said crushing the paper in his palm.
"NO is something wrong? Where's Lin?" came Yelen's worried voice. "Xiao Lang where's your daughter, what did you do to her?"
"I don't know where she is, she wrote a note saying she ran away and she took all my cash with her. I'm sure she'll be by Mei Lin or Tomoyo maybe even one of my sisters"
"I hope that you are right because if anything happens to her I hold you responsible, I'll call your sisters" Yelen stated before hanging up. Syaoran cringe hearing the tone his mother had, looking up he saw Gwen smiling.
"I don't think this is a laughing matter," he said harshly when she walked in the room.
"This only proves that you have to send her to a boarding school" Syaoran looked at her but didn't say anything as dialed Mei Lin's number. An hour later he had called everybody and no had seen Lin. Tomoyo told him that she couldn't be by Sakura because Sakura had driven out to the house to look it over and wouldn't be back until the morning.
"Hong Kong police?" a man said lazily he jumped when heard the voice. "Li yes, yes how may I be of service?"
"I would like to report a missing child, my daughter Lin is missing" Syaoran said stiffly trying to hold back his temper. He thought they were going too far but his mother said that if he didn't call she would, and she would get everybody looking for her granddaughter.
"How long has your child been missing?"
"Three hours"
"I'm sorry but you have to wait at least twenty-four hours" the man said making a mistake.
"Listen my five year old daughter is out on the streets of Hong Kong along, and you tell me that I have to wait a day. I'm faxing you a picture right now, I want every one of your men to be looking for her, a child at this hours shouldn't be hard to find" Syaoran bit out angrily, cursing himself for being so stupid. He would have to have a thorough talk with that girl when they found her, when he's finished she won't be able to sit down.
Sakura.
Sakura pulled into a parking space sleepily; she didn't know what possessed her to drive back so late. Heading up the doors of the building she saw a small bundle of clothing on the ground beside the door, looking closer she saw brown hair underneath the thin coat. She wondered what a child would be doing out in the cold this late and with such thin clothing, "Wake up" she whispered shaking the child softly. "Lin my god what are you doing out in the cold?" she gasped seeing the sleepy face but instead of answering Lin broke out in tears, shivering from the cold. Sakura took the small child in her arms and pressed the code for the doors to open. Reaching her apartment she opened her door and threw her bag on the floor still clutching Lin. She went to the closet for a blanket wrapping it around Lin; Sakura took her to the kitchen sitting her on the table before she started to make hot chocolate. Not until they were sitting on the sofa did Sakura ask what was on her mind "Lin why did you run away?"
"Because I hate my father, he doesn't care what I do I bet he's still sleeping with Gwen" Lin answered making Sakura frown. "I took all his money and bribed the guy to bring me here" she added proudly making Sakura smile.
"I see, its really late so you should be in bed, come on" Sakura said taking to her to the guest room with a reluctant Lin.
"But I'm not sleepy and if I go to sleep your gonna call and make him come for me. He's going to be really angry" Lin said when Sakura pulled the blankets over her.
"I promise he won't come for you tonight but we have to call him in the morning or we'll both get in trouble. Now be a good girl and go to sleep" Sakura whispered softly sitting beside Lin.
"Can you sing to me? Maria told me you can sing beautifully" Lin said smiling. Sakura nodded trying to think of a song that would be appropriate for a lullaby.
Quietly, the stars Point the way, And the path before you Becomes a forest of crystals.
Sakura sang lying beside Lin who was smiling as Sakura's voiced filled the room soothingly, as she playing Lin's hair.
Someday, I want to Protect you from everything, Cradled in the palm of my hands.
By now the words left Sakura freely as she cradled Lin in her arms, she didn't want Lin to go back to Syaoran, when he didn't show her any love but she couldn't keep her. The only thing she could do was help to build a relationship between them.
On a warm night, as you sleep, A gentle light lights up A house where a small moon still dwells
Planting a kiss on the sleeping child's forehead as she got up, she sang the last words of the lullaby turning the light out. There is but one eclipsed moon In the corner of my heart. May it shine enough To light up whatever narrow path you take.
Taking one last glance at Lin, Sakura walked across the hall to her room, after changing she dialed Syaoran's number and sat on her bed 'cursing him for his stupidity.
"Li, who is this?" came his angry voice, Sakura cringed wondering if she should hang up.
"This is Ying Fa, from the sound of your voice I take it you haven't found her" Sakura said softly.
"If you called to gloat I don't have time for it, I'm doing everything to find my daughter" Syaoran snapped angrily.
"Oh so now she's your daughter" Sakura mocked laughing at the same time thanking god she was nowhere close to him or he would make her pay.
"Yes, she is and she's gonna have to learn that when I get her back, this was a stupid stunt she could get hurt"
"You didn't think about that when you humiliated her or neglected her but since as she's no longer in your hands your afraid someone else will do that for you" Sakura spat irritably glaring at the wall as if it was him.
"Listen I don't have time for you right now why don't you call that teacher instead of angering me" Syaoran bit out ignoring the officers in his living room. "Where are you?"
"Home with Lin, I found her outside my apartment building freezing to death. How do you feel about that Li? She said you wouldn't care because you were probably still sleeping with Gwen. Tell me something how did you find out she was gone? I doubt that you went to check on her" Syaoran sat down listening to her. "How does it feel to have your own daughter running away from you?"
"I'm coming for her and I want you to keep out of my business, she's not your child" he bit out, why did she have to be soo right about everything.
"Nor is she yours by the way you treat her and don't bother coming for her until the morning she's asleep and I won't have you taking her out in the night. I suggest that you make time for her, try getting to know your daughter. I'll be expecting you at 8 no later or earlier" Sakura ordered not taking any of his crap.
"Anything else?" Syaoran asked sarcastically frowning.
"Yes don't bring that woman with you, if I see her I'm taking Lin to her grandmother instead of handing her over. Good bye" Syaoran listened to the dial tone feeling the need the break the phone on something.
"All of you can leave I've found her" was all he said walking into his office leaving Gwen to show them out.
Morning.
Sakura glanced at her clock and noticed that it was one to eight, placing the breakfast on the table with orange juice she walked to the hall. Syaoran was just about to knock on Sakura's door when he heard her musical voice. "Lin sweetie breakfast" when he knock on the door Sakura opened it wearing jeans shorts and a pink shirt.
"Wow your actually on time" Sakura said looking at Syaoran, who was wearing non business like clothing.
"Can I come in or are you going to let me stand out here in the heat?" Syaoran asked looking at her face, Sakura smiled at his tone before moving aside.
"I was considering that but then what good would you be? Come Lin is in the kitchen eating" Sakura said leading the way. Syaoran saw his daughter at the table quietly eating, her hair up in a pony tail held up by a blue ribbon that matched her blue and white sun dress her legs swinging back and forth.happily as she hummed.
"Ying Fa when are we going." Lin trailed off when she saw father fighting back the urge to hug him she looked away. "You're sending me away already?" she asked sadly, she didn't want to go anyway. Ying Fa was the first person to make her breakfast and make her help out.
"This isn't your home" Syaoran said not thinking as he walked in front of her and sat ignoring the look Sakura gave him.
"Your not my home either, I don't want to go any where with you" Lin replied glaring at her father. "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you" she repeated over and over not wiping the tears that were streaming down her face. Syaoran reached for her but she pushed back and hugged Sakura tightly. He sat there quietly watching his daughter cry her heart out to a person she only met two days ago but that was Sakura for ya.
"Do something" Sakura mouth to him with a frown as Lin soaked her shirt. Syaoran sighed trying to think of something as he stood up crossing out all the ways Gwen suggested, he knew now that using force only made things worst.
"Okay, I won't take you anywhere" he said loud enough so she could hear. "But I would like for you to give me a chance to make it up to you. I'm sorry I'm such a horrible father to you; I don't want to be one any more" he frowning trying to think of the right words to use. "You can show me how to be a real father," he added looking at Sakura as he spoke each word. "Can you forgive me?"
"You mean it?" Lin asked turning around as she wiped the tears from her face, she wanted to believe so badly that he meant it.
"Of course a Li never goes back on his word and you should know that" Syaoran answered matter-of-factly. Lin laugh as she threw her arms around his waist, well as best as she could being as tiny as how she was but this time he lifted her into his arms returning the hug. Sakura sat down sighing happily this was how things were supposed to be between a father and daughter.
"I love you father" Lin whispered happily her arms wrapped around Syaoran's neck.
"I love you too Lin and I'm sorry" Syaoran stated making her spirits soar. "So what do you want to do now?"
"Finish breakfast" Lin answered giggling; Syaoran placed her in her chair smiling.
"Fair enough" he said sitting across from her luckily he didn't have any meetings today and Gwen would be occupied all day pampering her self.
"Want something to eat or drink?" Sakura asked breaking him out of his thoughts, Syaoran looked at her with a lost expression making Sakura smile. "Do you want something to eat or maybe drink?" she repeated.
"I'm all right you don't seem like the type who drinks coffee"
"Your absolutely right, I'm more of a tea person have an apple instead" Sakura suggested running her fingers through Lin's ponytail.
"If you insist, aren't you going to start preparing for the party tomorrow like getting your nails and other gruesome stuff done?" Sakura laughed hearing his question shaking her head no.
"It's only Saturday why would I start to get ready so early?" Sakura asked when Lin got up to take her plate to the sink then surprising Syaoran by washing it.
"You might be surprise most woman start this early, they want to make an impression" Syaoran replied resting back in the chair eyeing Sakura carefully. There was something different about her but he couldn't place it.
"As you must all ready know I'm not like most woman" Sakura pointed out unaware that Lin was watching them with great interest, to their shock Syaoran laugh. "What's so funny?"
"You are naturally, I have noticed that you aren't at all like any other woman in fact you and my daughter are of the same" Syaoran stated smiling. Lin had never heard her father laugh or see him like he was now, not even with the witch and she liked it.
"What do you mean father?" Lin asked sitting on Sakura's lap, Syaoran looked at how innocent they appeared to be but knew there was an extreme amount of spirit beneath all the manners.
"You two don't fool me at all, you two might have any other person fooled but not me," he answered simply. "One minute both of you are the nicest to me then the next you want nothing to do with me. I find it very amusing, I wait in anticipation to see what you two will do next"
"You are the same Xiao Lang, one minute you're someone who is understanding the next I don't even want to say but I find it horrifying not amusing" Sakura replied thinking of all his moods swings.
"Ouch you see Lin, do you see how she treats me?" Syaoran asked making Lin laugh resting against Sakura, who suddenly felt sick. "Ying Fa, are you all right?" he asked seeing her pale.
"Yeah excuse me for a minute" Sakura said putting Lin down before rushing to her bathroom slamming the door behind her.
"Do you think she's all right?" Lin asked after five minutes, Syaoran looked down the hall not knowing what to say.
"Let me go check stay here" Syaoran said going down the hall. When he reached Sakura's room when he knocked, he got no answer so he opened the door seeing a very pink room and smile. "Ah Ying Fa?" he called walking in slowly; he saw a hang bag on the closet door, no doubt her dress.
"Hoe.what are you doing in here?" Sakura gasped trying cover her self up from she walked out of the bathroom in Capri's and bra. " Out."
"Please don't act modest I just wanted to know if your okay but by the look on your face I would say so" Syaoran said ignoring her, he thought it was very amusing actually seeing her shyness. "I don't understand you at all, you're a mystery its like you hate me. What did I do?"
"Do? right now your trespassing and I'm not dressed appropriately. What are you doing? I'm warning you stay right where you are" Sakura stated when he started to walk towards her. Lin stayed beside the door out of sight listening to what was going on in Ying Fa's room with great curiosity.
"Syaoran I'm warning you, I.I'll scream" she said angrily but he only smiled at her. "Don't laugh at me, I hate it when you laugh at me when I'm angry"
"But I love it when you're angry, you know I was very hurt when you turned me down and went to lunch with the teacher. By the way is he coming to the party?" Syaoran asked standing toe to toe with Sakura who was backed against the wall. Sakura didn't have to guess whom, he was.
"Yes Derek will be there but as I told you he's just a friend. And why should it matter you to when you have Gwen, don't I deserve to have someone too?" Sakura replied trying to keep her voice steady, she hated being this close to him when she had to think.
"But you have me isn't that enough my dear?" Syaoran asked placing his hand on the side of her head, his eyes wondering to the rising and falling of her chest.
"I don't have you nor do I want you, now get out of my way it wouldn't be good for Lin to see this. I don't know what she'll think and I want to be a good example for her but your not helping" Sakura said voice quivering.
"Do I make you nervous? I wouldn't want my daughter to think less of you? No, that wouldn't be good at all. I must have her runaway more often" Lin was stumped what was her father saying, this was more interesting then anything she had ever heard in her entire life. And she was glad when Sakura asked her question.
"And why is that?"
"Because then I'll have a reason to come over here more often" Sakura and Lin laughed at his boyish answer, he always seemed to amaze her. "I was thinking about going back to high school but then that wouldn't do there's no way I could only take English and music"
"Your hopeless" Sakura laughed relaxing, he smiled inwardly, it was working. It was always good to have her relaxed. He didn't know why he was always seducing her; with her it was always the other way around. He was chasing her, not her chasing him. In fact he was sure she probably wouldn't even try to seduce him and that's what made him so attracted to her.
"And impossible, cold hearted and a bastard if I remember clearly" Syaoran helped, his head moving closer to Sakura who pushed against the wall praying that Lin would interrupt them. If only she knew that Lin was enjoying it as mush as her father.
"Syaoran don't do this" Sakura pleaded bracing her self-unaware that Lin was in the door way with a smile on her face. Besides she couldn't even see over Syaoran's shoulder.
"What this?" Syaoran asked when his lips captured hers, Sakura's whole body stiffened then slowly relaxed against him and gradually her hands moved up his chest winding around his neck. Returning the kiss with all her heart, Lin sighed watching her father and no doubt her future mother, if she had anything to do with it.
"Why do you do this to me?" Sakura whispered when they broke the kiss, Syaoran chuckled wrapping his arms around her as she rested her head on his chest. "When I have all the reasons to stay away from you, you kiss me into confusion"
"That's the whole idea I couldn't possible having you hate me. What would that do to Lin I'm sure she wouldn't like it if we hated each other?" Syaoran said innocently getting a slap from Sakura, Lin had to put her hand over her mouth trying not to laugh. 'And it'll keep you away from Ashiwa' he thought possessively, Sakura was his and no else had the right to put his filthy hand on her. "Besides I love the you way you kiss, I'm a great teacher and you would say so too by your reaction"
"Please don't get your ego going and don't use Lin as a shield. She would be horrified to see this" Sakura replied calmly well as calm as she could.
"You don't know my daughter well do you? When they say she's just liked me they are right. Isn't that right Lin" Syaoran said making Sakura gasp, she looked around Syaoran and saw a guilty Lin who smiled sheepishly making Sakura choke back a horrified laugh.
"Oh this isn't happening to me" Sakura whispered softly closing her eyes momentarily.
"I'll.I'll go and wait in the living room" Lin said quickly running down the hall jumping on the sofa. "This is wonderful all I have to do is take Gwen out of the picture" she sighed falling on the soft material. 'Ying Fa will make me the perfect mom' she thought 'all my friends would be jealous of her and she'd love me like her own'. The ringing phone knocked her out of her reverie getting up; she saw that she was lying on Sakura's room phone. "Hello?" she said answering.
"Who is this?" came a man's voice; Lin didn't like him right away.
"You're the one calling here, who are you?" Lin replied sarcastically smiling, heck she wasn't a Li for nothing.
"My name is Ashiwa Derek I work with Ying Fa, who are you?"
"I'm Li Lin and Ying Fa's busy right now and she'll be busy all day" Lin stated trying to hurry up the conversation.
"Can I talk to her its' important" Derek said not liking this little girl but figured it was one of Sakura's nieces.
"I'm sorry but I'm not supposed to leave the sofa my dad told me so, he's in Ying Fa's room with her. I'll tell her you called do you want to leave a message?" she asked slyly crossing her fingers.
"No if she's still home I'll wait until she comes for the phone, just call her I'm sure your father won't mind" Derek snapped not liking what the little girl said about her father being in Sakura's room.
"I don't want to interrupt them it might get me in trouble, can't what you want to ask her wait until tonight or tomorrow?"
"I have to ask her before lunch," Lin didn't like that, she didn't want Ying Fa going to lunch with some man who wasn't her father.
"All right hold on" Lin said innocently, putting the phone down when Syaoran walked out by himself smiling.
"Whose on the phone?" he asked looking at his daughter.
"Some man daddy, is Ying Fa ready?" Lin asked mischievously knowing full well Derek could hear.
"Yeah she's coming out right now" Syaoran answered and had to move out of the way when Lin dashed down the hall. Sakura jumped when Lin hurtled into the room smiling.
"Is something wrong?" Sakura asked putting on her shoes.
"Can you have lunch with us?" Lin asked sweetly sitting on the bed.
"I thought you wanted to spend the day with Xiao Lang"
"I do but I want you to be there too, please say you'll come. I won't take no for an answer, please please" Lin begged clasping her hands together, Sakura laughed looking at her puppy eyes.
"You know you would make a great actress, I'll go if it's okay with Xiao Lang" Sakura sighed making Lin squeal. "Are you sure, your okay?"
"Yeah I'm great, there's a man on the phone for you" Lin said running out of the room, Sakura followed feeling awkward. She was sure that that was not the way regular five year olds acted but Lin was far from regular.
"Its okay with me" Syaoran said to Sakura when she reached him. "what ever it is that I'm suppose to say yes to that is" Sakura laughed hearing what he said reaching for the phone.
"Hello" Sakura said happily.
"Aren't we in a good mood" came Derek's sharp voice making Sakura lose hers, which didn't go, unnoticed by her guest.
"Derek, is something wrong?" Sakura asked sitting down on the chair when Lin came out with her bag placing it on the sofa.
"Nothing I didn't know you had company, whose little girl is that?" Derek asked trying to hold back his anger.
"Xiao Lang's, but that's not the reason you called is there something I can help you with? Does it have to do with tomorrow?" Sakura asked trying to hurry along the conversation. She stuck out her tongue at the look Syaoran gave her making him smile.
"No not at all I just wanted to know if you would like to have lunch with me later. I've missed you, you don't even call" Derek said sounding like he was her boyfriend and Sakura didn't like that one bit.
"I'm sorry but I can't I'm going to be really busy today and I was out all day yesterday. Maybe tomorrow after I visit my sister, she wants to take me out. We can have lunch tomorrow"
"I'm glad you can fit me into your busy schedule but I wanted you to meet my mother today. She wanted so badly to meet you" Derek said throwing darts at Li Xiao Lang's face.
"Tomorrow at the same restaurant we always go I'll be there at twelve" Sakura said wondering why he hadn't told her sooner about this. "For reference Derek, you can't just call me hours before because my family makes sure I have a lot of do I'm rarely ever home"
"I'll make note of that have a great lunch with Li and his kid" Derek said haughtily. "Till tomorrow" he said before hanging up. Sakura looked at the phone with a frown, she was starting to really wonder about Derek. She was a singer and knew that dangers of fanatics and she was starting to think Derek was something like that.
"Is everything all right?" Syaoran asked looking at Sakura whose frown was masked by a smile; she seemed good at doing since he'd met her.
"Yes everything is all right, so where are we off to?" Sakura asked trying to clear her head of those thoughts.
"The zoo of course" Lin answered happily. "Then to the park and then maybe the movies and the mall. Oh they got a new stock of stuffed animals and maybe to the pet store" Lin said going on and on about what she wanted to do making Sakura laugh.
"Don't forget lunch you promised me lunch" Sakura pointed out grabbing her bag and keys.
"And that too and ice cream"
"Let me get my planner" Syaoran joked taking out his keys. "All right lets get to it if you want to do all this today I suggest that we get going. Come ladies I'm all yours" he said opening the door, Sakura smiled holding Lin's hand as they headed out.
Nine hours later.
Sakura and Syaoran sank in their seats after finishing a late lunch, Lin besides her smiling with a lot of energy left. "I don't know where she gets it, but my feet are killing me"
"I know what you mean, I could stay here for the rest of the day but missy here still has to go the pet store and the movies I'm not really into cartoons" Syaoran stated waiting for Lin and Sakura's dessert.
"Everyone here seems to know you, do you come here often?"
"More then I need to" he answered dryly watching his daughter play. He made a mental note not to go to a toy store with both of them he had to drag them out of the store. This was something he could get used to, he never knew until now what Renzo and Eriol had over him, they had a family and were happy.
"Syaoran what's the matter?" Sakura asked knocking him out of his trance. Syaoran looked at her studying her flawless face not saying anything but thinking he could wake up every morning to something like her. Gwen was pretty but she wasn't a morning person. "Earth to Xiao Lang" she added making Lin laugh.
"What?" he asked not hearing her before Sakura could answer their attention was drawn to a waiter losing his balance and everything happened at once. The man pushed out his chair tripping the waiter who was carrying Lin's ice cream which catapulted towards Syaoran, Sakura and Lin closed their eyes not wanting to see the outcome. Both cringe hearing the crash and how deathly quite it became in the restaurant.
"Oh sir I'm sorry very sorry, I didn't mean to." the man stuttered trying to clean Syaoran. Sakura and Lin opened their eyes to see ice cream splattered all over his green shirt and the look on Syaoran's face was comical as he slapped the guys hands away.
"Is something funny?" he asked hearing a giggle escape from them, Sakura and Lin nodded no trying to swallow their giggles. "Go ahead laugh I know you want to, you might as well I won't be mad" he urged smiling Sakura and Lin's laughter broke through the silence of the restaurant.
"I don't mean to laugh oh god are you all right?" Sakura asked through laughter shaking her head helplessly giving him her napkin.
"I guess I shouldn't have ordered that" Lin apologized leaning over the table to get a better look of the mess when the manager came running up with apologies.
"Oh Mr. Li we are soo truly sorry that guy was new don't worry he's gone, I'll fire him right away" the manager said making the guy pale.
"Please sir it was an accident" the man pleaded holding the tray tightly.
"Cease please, they are putting towels into the bathroom for you to wash up" the manager said not wanting to lose such an important client.
"But it was an accident surely you don't think he meant to spill the ice cream? You can't just fire him like that, just put him somewhere else to work or don't put your tables so closely together he tripped. What if it was a guest who did instead?" Sakura objected frowning, the man looked torn between Syaoran and Sakura on his decision. "Xiao Lang?" she said looking at him with a pleading look.
"I just want to get cleaned up, if she says that man stays then the man stays. Our check right now" he said getting up. "This is why I don't like dessert" he said to Lin who laughed resting back.
"Oh but it doesn't look all that bad" Sakura assured smiling, Syaoran raised a brow at her and said.
"You are a horrible liar"
"I know" Sakura laughed watching him leave with the manager who was still hovering over him like a mother hen.
"Thank you ma'am do you still want your ice cream?" the man asked smiling.
"No we're going to the movies" Lin answered happily making the man laugh. "We're going to see Lilo n' Stitch"
"My daughter saw it, she loved it" he said before walking away.
Night.
"Hoe, slow down Cerberus, Spinal" Sakura said almost tripping over the two pups. They had come a cross a pet store and Lin refused to leave unless they got two dogs, so now they had a gold husky 'Kero' and a black shepherd 'spinal'. She turned and glared at Syaoran who was laughing at her, she couldn't help but laugh, "It's not funny, I tell you it's not"
"Yes it is, I don't know how we made her talk us into this but your keeping one I won't allow two at my place" Syaoran said using his feet to close the door. "The guest room right?"
"Yeah that's her room now I guess" Sakura answered trying to untangled from the leaches. When she did she walked into the room and saw Syaoran looking down at Lin with an odd expression that she had to hold back a giggle. "What's the matter?"
"I don't want to wake her up when I put her night gown on, I'm afraid to touch her" he answered giving her a lopsided grin. Sakura took the nightgown out of his hand and started to undress Lin with easy movements, mentally thanking her dancers for giving her practice with their children.
"I thought you weren't afraid of anything?" she asked folding Lin's dress placing it on the chair.
"I guess I was wrong" Syaoran answered turning the lights out. "Thank you for keeping her for me, I have a early meeting tomorrow I don't want to leave her with the maid besides I know she rather you"
"It's not a problem at all at least here she can sleep in late, right now all I'm afraid of is the pups and my furniture" Sakura confessed smiling. "NO let go of that" she said looking at the pups pulling on her drapes. "Stop it" she repeated but they didn't stop.
"Cease" Syaoran commanded and both pups stop immediately walked to his feet and curled into a ball, Sakura making laugh.
"They know their master" she joked getting a mock glare from Syaoran who folded his arms.
"I must get going before they get too attached, I'll see you both tomorrow" Syaoran said walking to the door with Sakura and his two guards following proudly.
"Daddy where are you going?" asked a sleepy Lin walking up. "Are you leaving me?"
"No. I have to go to my bed" Syaoran answered taking his hand off the doorknob, picking her up he carried her back to her room. "I'll see you tomorrow"
"Please just stay until I'm asleep, Ying Fa will sing for us" Lin said when he sat on the bed with her. "Won't you Ying Fa"
"Ah yes do you want to hear the same song from last night?" Sakura asked sitting across from them, Lin nodded cuddling up on Syaoran's lap as he rested against the headboard trying to get comfortable, kero and spinal curled up on the mat below Syaoran.
Quietly, the stars Point the way, And the path before you Becomes a forest of crystals
Syaoran watched the different expressions on her face and listened intently and to how the words flowed on her beautiful voice as it lulled Lin and unfortunately him to sleep by the last verse. Sakura looked at well she didn't know what they were yet so right now she would say the father of her unborn child and his or her sister. She didn't have the heart to wake them so she turned the lights out then turned out the rest through out her home before heading to her room followed by kero for some much needed sleep.
Outside her apartment a man in a car watched as both her visitors remained inside and the lights turned off.
Author's note: LOL so what did ya'll think? You love it or hate it? I want to thank all ya'll who have continued to review I really appreciate it. Look for another chapter in about a weeks time, JA NE.and don't forget to tell me what's on your mind.