A/N: Konnichiwa Minna-san! I would like to thank everyone who reviewed the story so and a special thanks to Chette Teng and her boyfriend who helped me with some of these chapters on the Chinese words. * Bows in respect* Domo Arigato Gozaimas!
Sheng Xin (Sacred Heart)
Chapter 6: Knowing your place.
Sakura slipped on a bathrobe mumbling to herself "Well if that just isn't the weirdest way to meet someone you haven't seen in years." She chuckled to herself; His face was SO red! He must have done it on accident. She opened the sliding door to a very cherry red Syaoran.
"Gomen ne Sakura-chan."
"Yoshi (it's okay), you didn't mean to do it." She hugged him in her bathrobe, "I'm just glad you still recognize me."
Sakura walked off to the direction of her bedroom. . Syaoran stood there, mouth agape and six times redder.
Sakura heard a knock on her door, "Hai, coming."
Fanren was on the other side of the door smiling and holding a neat pile of clothes.
"Niang told me to give you these."
"Domo arigato gozaimas."
Fanren left and grinned, "I'll see you at breakfast."
Sakura lad the clothes across her bed admiring them. "Interesting new and traditional clothes. What's this?" she gingerly lifted it, amazed at it's delicateness. "It's a card capturing robe, like Syaoran used to use during our old card captor days. It's just much more feminine with a totally different design, but it still has the noteable ying yang imprinted on the front." Decidedly, she chose to wear a casual skirt and V-neck top. Sakura shyly came to the breakfast table.
"Sit." Yelan suggested and gestured for her to seat herself next to Syaoran. Everyone remained dead silent as breakfast continued on. Slowly, Yelan casually conversed with Sakura.
"Kinomoto-san?"
"Hai?"
"Would you prefer to be called another name?"
"Iie, I don't mind."
"How about Ying Fa? It means the same thing as Sakura."
"I like the sound of it very much."
Yelan nodded, "Ying Fa, we haven't fully introduced ourselves. As you know I am Syaoran's mother. This is Fanren, my da jie (first daughter/eldest sister), Fuutie is er jie (second daughter/second sister), Siefa is san jie (third daughter/third sister), and Feimei is si jie (fourth daughter/ fourth sister)."
Sakura smiled modestly, "I am Kinomoto, Sakura fifteen year old sorceress and mistress of the Clow cards. I am very pleased to meet you again." Then bowed.
Yelan's eyes gleamed in satisfaction; Ying Fa's attitude is innocently pure and strong. She follows orders with respect. I think I like her already.
A smile tugged at her lips, "Ying Fa, you may call me Niang if you wish."
Syaoran almost dropped his chopsticks; his sisters on the other hand gave each other alerting stares and smirks.
"Niang, as in mother?" Sakura inquired.
"Yes, I understand if you do not wish to call me that."
"Anou, its not really that, it's just I never really knew my mother, and never had a motherly figure in my life. Yet, with all the hospitality you've shown me, I am honored to call you Niang."
Sakura stood up and embraced her. "I see it fits you to call you mother and I will never forget you kindness towards me."
Syaoran flinched, his heart was in shock. His mother had just accepted Sakura in to the family.
Sadly, he thought, she still doesn't know about the marriage situation. I don't want to tell her. I wish we didn't' have to go through this. It WILL ruin our friendship. Why can't I just tell her I love her? No, it is too much for her to comprehend right now, especially what happened this morning. Time must take it's course. If only destiny was in our favor….
