Chap. 5: "Watching my World Crumble"
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* Author's note: Hey ya'll what up? I hope you like this chapter and I'm really happy that you guys are enjoying my stories. I means so much to me, it's the only good thing about my messed up life right now.
I want to thank everyone who takes the time to review it means a lot to me. You haven't a any idea. I hope you enjoy this chapter, and remember to tell me how you feel okay? *
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Sakura did the finishing touches on her costume, as she got ready for the first show of the night. After dinner last night she had finally decided that she had to tell Syaoran about this, he had a right to know. And she wanted to know how he would react to it; she hoped he wouldn't freak out like she did when she found out.
"Come Sakura," Rika said making her shake her head getting up from where she was sitting. "What's the matter you look spacey?" she commented as they waited for the stage warmers to exit the stage.
"Nothing I've just been thinking a lot and I think its time I told the guy that I'm P with his B" Sakura whispered making Rika nod looking at her worriedly.
"Do you want me to come with you?"
"Naw that's okay, I can handle it" Sakura replied but Rika figured she didn't want her to come along because she didn't want to her to know who the person was.
Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga I know you can't control yourself any longer Come on , shake your body baby, do the conga I know you can't control yourself any longer
Syaoran watched to see Sakura got on the stage dancing with Rika and Naoko. He was here because after this he would meet Gwen later at the penthouse. He figured that he would come to a show since, as he had nothing better to do. He wondered if that was all his friends ever did or did they come here more often because their girl friends danced here?
Everbody gather 'round now Let your body feel the heat Don't you worry if you can't dance; Let the music move your feet
Sakura moved to the front with Rika and Naoko moving to the song. She felt her eyes burn with tears when her eyes landed on Syaoran. She closed her eyes momentarily doing a spin falling to the ground on her stomach.
Feel the fire of desire, as you dance the night away 'Cause tonight were gonna party, 'til we see the break of day
She looked up as a tear ran down her cheek and hit the floor. She couldn't bear looking at him; she could feel all the nerves she had built up to tell him she was carrying his child slowly crumble but she had to tell him tonight.
Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga I know you can't control yourself any longer
Syaoran looked at her face and couldn't believe she was crying as she danced. Yukito moved over her dancing when Sakura moved unto her back, breaking eye contact with him. He took her hand and pulled her up fast, he got worried seeing her red eyes and running make up. "What's the matter?" he whispered as they continued to dance.
Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger Don't you fight it 'til you tried it, do that conga beat
Syaoran watched as she and her partner had a conversation and with each word she said his frowned deepen.
Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga
At the end of the show Syaoran left Mika and the others behind as he headed to back to the apartment. *
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* She walked off the stage and automatically burst into tears sinking to her feet but Yukito caught her. "What's the matter?" Rika exclaimed when he carried her over to the sofa.
"I-I want to go so badly and I don't want to be alone all of you are going to leave me and I won't have any one" Sakura bawled hugging Yukito tightly. He gave Rika a strange look but she ignored him trying to get Sakura under control. "Rika I don't know what to do"
"Sakura, we're so sorry" Naoko whispered caressing her hair. She wanted to know why Sakura didn't take the offer to go she hoped nothing was wrong.
"We'll help in anyway we can" Yukito offered when Sakura stopped crying and looked at up them.
"Thank you guys, could you find a replacement for the other show I have to do something," Sakura spoke getting up. Rika nodded watching her grab her purse and run out of the room still in her dancing clothing.
"I don't think it was good idea letting her go" Naoko whispered making them nod in agreement before they took off to find Sakura and stop her.
"Sakura!" they yelled making everyone jump looking at them oddly as all three raced out of the room. *
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* Syaoran popped a bottle of champagne knowing that Gwen was going to arrive soon. He heard the doorbell went off and thinking it was she, he went to the door and opened it, a smile on his face. It however disappeared seeing Sakura and not his fiancée.
"Li, um can I come in?" a teary eyed Sakura asked. Syaoran looked at her puffy eyes and running eyeliner wondering what she wanted to talk about. He hadn't said a word to her since before they slept together.
"Sure," Sakura walked into the dim hallway holding unto all the courage she had built up. It was now or never, a part of her told her to forget about him and just live her life with her baby but she thought he had a right to know.
"We need to talk and it won't take long depending on how you take it" Sakura whispered fidgeting. She should have sent him a note instead of facing him.
"About what and can't it wait?" he asked in a tone that made Sakura cringe. She stood straight shaking her head no; she needed to tell him this now. "Well" he asked closing the door behind him. Sakura turned and looked down at the floor taking a deep breath.
"I'm pregnant," she finally said. Syaoran just stood there thinking he heard her wrong. Surely she didn't just say she was pregnant, how the hell had she gotten pregnant. Sakura looked up not hearing a sound, when she did she wished she hadn't seeing the forbidden look in his eyes.
"What?" He asked grimly making her swallow.
"I-I said I'm pregnant with your baby," She answered tightening the hold on her purse.
"Fuck, what the hell are you going to do? You aren't going to keep it right?" she winced feeling that he had just slapped her across the face. "Sakura you can't keep the baby, I'm not ready to be father yet do you understand?" he asked in a harsh tone. She held back tears wondering why she had believed he would help her at all; all he was doing was telling her to kill her baby.
"That's it, just abort?" she cried looking at him with misty emerald eyes. "I come here for help and you just tell to kill our baby?"
"Your baby," he corrected, "I'll pay for the abortion if you want" Syaoran hissed making Sakura fume. She had been getting mood swings lately but he was pushing her over the limit.
"You Li, are the most despicable scum I have ever come across, how can you look at yourself in the mirror. Was I just another lay?" she yelled stepping closer to him in pure rage. "Answer me dammit!"
"No you weren't, you were just a bet" Syaoran answered tightly. Sakura felt her self-esteem drops half of what it was originally.
"I hate you and I dam you to hell" she screamed slapping him hard across the face. She wiped her tears stepping back, "I don't want your help I can take care of my baby my self. I'm sorry I wasted my money coming here in the first place" she flung open the door and ran out the door.
Syaoran rubbed his cheek glaring at the spot where Sakura had just occupied. He had to force him self to cool off before he walked back to the front to continue where he left off. He would have to call Gwen and tell her not to come over tonight. *
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* Sakura sat on the bus crying her eyes out ignoring the looks she got. She got up when it came to her stop and walked off feeling numb. She walked down the road feeling terribly alone. "Don't worry, I'll be the best mother and father possible. I'll get another job and try to finish school faster so I can get a higher paying job. We'll have a perfect simple life" she spoke to her baby when she came to her house and saw that all the lights were on.
Before she put her keys in the door it flew open and Susan pulled her in roughly making her almost lose her balance. "You tramp, you are just like your bitch of a Chinese mother" Susan yelled in front of her new lover glaring at Sakura.
"What did I do?" Sakura asked she gasped when Susan emptied out her garage pan that had the pregnancy tests. "What the hell where you doing in my room?"
"It's my house you hear, you will bring no child in this house get rid of it" Susan ordered authoritatively. Sakura gasped wondering why this was happening to her, was she being punished for something?
"I'm not going to kill my child!" Sakura screamed back making Susan slap her hard across the face. She stumbled back holding her cheek, tears streaming down her face. "Why you bitch" Sakura shouted going after Susan but the man held her back. "Let me go, this is my father's house. I have more right in here then you do, you let me go" she screamed struggling against him. "I'm going to kill you and him and every other man you've brought into my father's bed" she kicked the man in the groin making him let her go. Susan screamed falling on the ground when Sakura jumped on her, strangling her.
"Get this crazy child off of me" Susan yelled Sakura felt her self lifted off Susan. She turned and scratched the man in his face making him slap her, this time she did fall on her back.
"Oh no" Sakura growled getting up. She grabbed the nearest vase and through at him knocking him in the head. She went for another and broke them; if she was going to be kicked out she was going to break every thing. *
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Tomoyo and Eriol pulled up followed by Rika and the others. They wanted to make sure Sakura was okay. They all got out hearing screams coming from the house. They all jumped when Susan and a man stumbled out of the house; a moment later a chair came flying through the window. "Oh my god" Tomoyo whispered running up to the house with the others. "Where's Sakura?" she yelled thinking they were being robbed.
"The brat's tearing the house apart" Susan yelled. "I want her out of my house before I press charges, her bags are already packed" she shouted when neighbors started to come out of their houses. *
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"Sakura, what are you doing?" Tomoyo yelled making her swing around and look at them in shock. She dropped the knife her bottom lip started to tremble and she started cry.
"Letting out my anger and stress" Sakura answered well more like yelled making them cringe. "All around me my life is falling apart, I told him and he told me abort, abort! And now I know come home to find I don't have a home and they tell me the same thing abort or get out. I can't go to New York, I have mood swings and I am not going to abort!!!" she bellowed stomping her feet making them draw back.
"Sakura, you can come and live with me. My parents won't mind at all" Rika whispered moving toward Sakura. "We've got to leave before they call the police. We have to get more of your stuff and leave"
"But this is my home, it's all I have of my family. Rika I'm so alone" Sakura cried sinking to the slaughtered sofa. "I don't know what to do or where to begin, I'm going to have to work harder" she whispered. Eriol and the guys looked at her wondering what was wrong.
"Um why don't you guys go? We'll help Sakura out, we'll see ya'll later" Naoko suggested making them nod. Eriol kissed Tomoyo before walking out of the room looking sadly at Sakura wondering what had happen to her.
"Come on Sakura, let's go and pack your stuff. Don't worry everything will be okay" Tomoyo said helping Sakura up. She felt so sorry for her friend, she didn't want her going through this, and she didn't deserve it. "You guys bring her upstairs I'll be right back" they nodded and she walked out the door.
"Well are you getting her out?" Susan asked nursing her neck.
"Yes, if you don't call the police I'll pay for all the damages" Tomoyo frowned looking at the woman who was supposed to be Sakura's mother.
"Fine, everything fixed no charges pressed" Susan smiled
"And Sakura has right to come back and take her parents things when she's settle" Tomoyo continued firmly and business like.
"That too"
"You had better keep your word or you'll be sorry. Don't take what I say lightly, you know who my family is" Tomoyo ended walking away. She wanted to get Sakura out of here; she would stay with Rika until they found her an apartment. *
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"Yeah, that was kind of Scary" Alex admitted making them nod going to get something to drink. "Oh fuck Syaoran don't do that kind of shit" he yelled seeing Syaoran laying on the sofa with something white on his cheek. Eriol turned the light on looking at him oddly.
"What happened to you?" he inquired taking the beer Mika handed him.
"Nothing happened" Syaoran replied tightly taking the ice off his cheek. Sakura had gotten him harder then he thought she had one heck of a swing. He still couldn't believe she had slapped him, he naturally thought that she came for abortion money. He hoped she hadn't thought he would have offered marriage cause there was no way in hell he was going to offer that.
"Like, which woman clobbered you?" Mika laughed handing him a beer seeing that he needed one. "Well don't hold out? Was it Gwen?"
"No she tried to sooth my pain but I told her to stay at the hotel" Syaoran answered making them laugh. "Sakura got me" they all shut up wondering if she was on a spree.
"Why would she clobber you?" Eriol asked with a confused expression.
"She's pregnant with my child," he answered taking a sip of his beer, the other's choked on theirs wondering what the hell he had just said.
"No fucking way, that's what she meant about abort, you told her to abort?" Eriol gasped putting his beer down. Syaoran nodded finishing his up, they all looked at him in silence. "But why? I mean it's not like you can't take care of them"
"Cause I don't want a child or bastard at that. I'm going to marry Gwen she's going to give me children when I want them" Syaoran spat angrily putting the cold bottle against his cheek. "I offered to pay for it"
"Well I can see now why she's upset, dam and I bet you told her straight" Mika said grimly resting back in his chair. He couldn't believe Syaoran would tell her to do something like that; he was the richest out of all of them. Sure he was going to get married to someone else but that didn't mean he couldn't take care of Sakura and her child but that would cause problems for Gwen's kids when they were to have some.
"What do you mean?" he asked contemptuously.
"She totally trashed her house, slashed sofas, broke windows and vases beat her mother's lover and her," Alex answered making Syaoran look at them in disbelief.
"What?" he couldn't believe that Sakura was that vicious but then again he had a pretty bad bruise on his cheek that clearly said otherwise.
"Yeah, Tomoyo had to yell at her. She broke down looking pretty stressed out, everyone's telling her to abort meaning you, and her stepmother told her to abort or get out. They are at her house helping her pack up, she's going to live with Rika until she finds a place" Eriol sighed looking down at his beer. "This is going to be hard for her, she was number one on the list to go to New York but she can't because she's ah with child"
"I told her to abort, she can still do it. There's no reason she should put her life on hold" Syaoran stated unjustly making the guys shake their heads.
"It ain't as easy as that man. She's the one carrying it inside her, the next couple of years are going to be really hard for her" Alex stated making Mika nod in agreement. No one else said anything so they just sat there in silence thinking, Syaoran was nursing his cheek. *
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She's out, thank you again" she asked looking at Rika's parents who nodded smiling. "Um we'll go apartment hunting really soon"
"Don't worry about it, we understand Sakura's part of this family" Mrs. Sasaki smiled following her to the door along with Naoko.
"Thank you, I'll see you tomorrow Rika. When are you guys leaving?" Tomoyo asked the door playing with her keys.
"We're leaving this weekend, I'll see ya" Rika answered when the two nodded and walked off. Sighing she closed the door resting against as she ran her hand through her hair.
Sakura laid in bed thinking to her self, she was now pregnant with out a father for the child, not going to New York, out of a home and in a couple of months she would be out of a dancing job as well. "Could life get any better?" she whispered sarcastically wiping her tears away. *
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Sakura walked off the stage wiping her forehead. "What's the matter?" Yukito asked looking at how pale Sakura was. "Sweet cheeks are you okay?" he asked worriedly.
"Yeah what gave you the idea that I wasn't good?" she smiled at him feeling tired. Since Rika, Naoko and Chiharu left they had to work with the two new replacements, which gave them more work. The girls couldn't keep up with her and they weren't coordinated so Chiharu's father had them learn whole new routines.
"Well let me see, your lighter then you usually are why in gods name are you loosing weight, you're perfect. And you look pale, aren't you getting enough sleep?" he asked worriedly. Sakura was starting the hear mixtures of sounds, it was getting suddenly hot and she felt. "Sakura!" he gasped catching her when she collapsed. The girls moved out of the way as he headed to the back room, so he could place her on the sofa. "Some one call an ambulance" he ordered trying to wake her up.
"No Yukito, I'm fine just a little tired" Sakura spoke coming to. He sighed taking a wet cloth someone handed him and wiped her forehead.
"How are you?" he asked worriedly making her smile trying to sit up but he wouldn't allow her to. "No lay down, I'm going to call Tomoyo and make her come for you" she sighed resting back on the sofa. She watched him walked out the door to call Tomoyo. She didn't know when she drifted off but was awaken by commotion.
Tomoyo rushed in with Eriol on her tail, "Oh god" she cried running over to Sakura. "Are you?"
"I'm fine, just a little tired" Sakura smiled trying to think about the better part of life.
"You shouldn't be doing this to your self and your baby" Tomoyo chided before she could stop her self. Yukito looked at Sakura with surprise. He had always thought of her as a little sister and he couldn't believe she was pregnant and told no one him.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I'm sorry Yuki," Sakura whispered looking down at her hands. "Come on let's get out of here I feel a lot better" Tomoyo nodded standing up. Yukito walked out of the room then arrived with her bag. Giving it to Sakura they exited the room so she could change. *
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"The father of the baby is Syaoran" Eriol sighed making Tomoyo's mouth snap shut. She couldn't believe this, "Tomoyo"
"No, Eriol" she yelled moving back when he touched her. "You knew all this time and you didn't tell me. How long have you known that he was the one that slept with her?" she demanded making him wince.
"The day after he told all of us but I didn't know he was the father until a week ago" he answered making Tomoyo blow steam. "Tomoyo please you must"
"No don't talk to me I don't want to see you" she cried slapping his hand away when he tried to touch her. "You knew all this time that he was the one and you didn't tell me. God only knows what else you're keeping from me"
"I'm not keeping any thing else from you" Eriol stated stepping towards her but Tomoyo walked into Sakura's room and slammed the door shut. "Tomoyo?"
"Fuck off and go to your friend, leave me alone Eriol" she yelled through the door. He sighed resting his head on the door, he was going to kill Syaoran.
"Dammit" he growled walking off. He couldn't even go the apartment because they had brought only one key and Tomoyo had it. Yukito looked at the scene with a lost expression, he hadn't a clue who this guy was. *
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"What happened?" Sakura asked seeing the tears in Tomoyo's eye as she rested against the door.
"Oh nothing, don't worry. He deserved all the yelling he got for not telling me" Tomoyo smiled wiping her tears away. "You just relax,"
"Tomoyo, don't be silly you've got a good man don't loose him" Sakura said knowing she was causing her friend misery. She was pulling everyone into her problems and she didn't want that.
"I won't don't worry" Tomoyo assured closing her eyes momentarily when something struck her 'Syaoran's parents are government officials, didn't Eriol say his father was running for an office?' she thought. She smirk thinking of the perfect plan, this would fix Sakura's problem and make Syaoran pay.
"Tomoyo, are you okay?" Sakura asked softly seeing the look on her friends smiling face, her eyes still closed.
"OH yeah, I'm fine listen I've got to run home and do something. Yukito please stay with Sakura and don't make her leave" Tomoyo beamed in an unusually cheerful voice. "Okay buh bye" she chorused running out the door leaving Yukito and Sakura staring out the door.
"Do you think she's okay?" he whispered but Sakura just shook her head resting back.
"I don't know" she answered truthfully. *
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He walked to the door having just finished packing. He didn't know if it was luck or what but his father wanted him to take care of some business in New York for him. He opened the door and a very pissed Eriol walked in, "Hey to you too" he muttered closing his door when Syaoran walked from the back getting ready to go out.
"What's the matter with you?" Syaoran asked looking at Eriol who stopped and stared at him angrily.
"This is all your fault" Eriol spoke waving his hand like he had suddenly gone insane.
"What's all my fault, will you stop pacing?" Syaoran said leaning against the wall like Mika who was wondering what Eriol was blaming Syaoran for now.
"Tomoyo, she's not speaking to me because she found out that you are the father to Sakura's baby. And I knew and I didn't tell her" Eriol shouted having gotten that out of his system he sighed collapsing on the sofa. "Sorry, I hope I can crash here cause I can't go back to my place. I don't have a key to get in and Tomoyo is still pissed" Mika looked at Eriol shaking his head sadly.
"I can feel your pain man, maybe she'll get over it most girls do" he supplied making Eriol look at him grimly.
"Not Tomoyo, she's not going to forgive me that easily especially when she's so overprotective of Sakura" Eriol pointed out looking up at the ceiling. "Well what do you have to say for your self Xiao Lang?"
"I say that Tomoyo needs to grow up," was his answer as he headed for the door. "I am not ready to be a father and there is no way in hell anyone is going to force me to be one" they cringe hearing the door slam shut.
"Hopefully he'll change his mind. I bet he hasn't told Gwen about this yet" Mika muttered handing Eriol a beer as he sat down. "So how you gonna make up with Tomoyo?"
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"How?" Tomoyo asked softly wondering if it was the right thing to tell and give Fujitaka the Li's number. She hadn't a clue what he had planned, and something told her if wasn't going to turn out the way she had wanted.
"We'll call and if she doesn't listen to you then I'll call" Fujitaka spoke dialing the number before handing Tomoyo the phone. She thought that it was a good plan; after all they would have to listen to Fujitaka. Tomoyo sat on her sofa looking up at the ceiling as the phone rang.
"Hello Li residence" a firm voice said making her sits up. "Who is there?"
"Hello, I'm not going to give you my name but I want to get a point across. Give the phone to Li Yelen" Tomoyo spoke in a soft voice frowning.
"I'm sorry I can't do that" the man replied making her scowl.
"Listen, I know that her husband is running for office and I've got some really juicy things that I know the tabs would love to feast on. I know that the Li's are a very proud family" Tomoyo spat coldly.
"Just a minute ma'am" the man gasped making her smirk. Threatening always seemed to work but she was only getting her friend what she deserved. And even if Li didn't want to marry her, he should at least help her out. And she was going to make sure that he did just that, or she would bring this in the open and still get what she knew Sakura deserved.
"Hello?" a firm woman's voice said snapping her out of her thoughts. "What is it that you want?"
"I want your son to give his child what he or she deserves. He has no right sleeping with my friend then telling her to get rid of it" Tomoyo stated coldly feeling disgusted to her stomach. "I will not make this go public if you make sure he takes notice of his responsibilities"
"I have no idea what you mean, surely you aren't meaning my son" Yelen replied she couldn't believe Xiao Lang would be that irresponsible. She knew what he did but she had thought he took precautions. And she thought he had stopped now that he was engaged to Chin Gwen.
"Oh no, I'm not mistaking. Listen Li-san if I don't see him begging for her forgiveness or to allow him to help her. I swear to god I'll make your husband lose any chance he had at a seat"
"You are very bold to be threatening my family" Yelen observed sitting down.
"When it comes to family I'll do anything, he took her innocence when she was under the influence alcohol. That is all I have to say, I hope you take heed to my warning. And if you don't believe me then hold on" Tomoyo said before handing the phone to Fujitaka.
"Hello Li-san" Fujitaka said firmly making Yelen frown wondering who this was.
"Whom am I speaking with?" she asked matching Fujitaka's tone.
"I'm the Ambassador of Japan, Sakura is my niece and I know that you will make your son take care of his responsibilities. I don't think telling her to abort and offering to pay for it is any way to justify it. I was also informed that she said no" Fujitaka stated making Yelen's frown deepen. If she said no even once then that meant she could say it was rape. How could her blasted son be so irresponsible? And when he was engaged to Gwen at the same time.
"I see, well Kinomoto" she said knowing who the Ambassador of Japan was. "I will assure you that my son will take her of your niece and my future grandchild. He will marry her" Yelen stated making Fujitaka smile shaking his head.
"That's good to hear, I'm leaving in two days and I hope that all this will be settled before I leave" Fujitaka spoke sighing inside. He knew that this was the best way; if Sakura didn't want to abort she would have to marry. "I'll make sure my niece understands"
"And I will make sure my son understands perfectly. Good night" Yelen said thinking about what her husband would say.
"Ja" Fujitaka hung up smiling at Tomoyo who brightened. *
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"It's Xiao Lang," she answered taking in his perfectly made tuxedo. "Lian he's gotten him self into real trouble. And it could cause trouble with the tabs"
"What do you mean?" Lian asked looking at his beautiful wife.
"He's gotten a girl pregnant and refuses to take notice of the child that might be his heir" Yelen answered making him loose his smile abruptly. Xiao Lang was their only child but that didn't mean they wouldn't disown him. "What shall I do, the girl's friend called here and threatened and to make matters worst her uncle is the Ambassador of Japan"
"Do you think she meant it?" Lian asked grimly making Yelen nod looking down. She knew how he felt about Xiao Lang, he wasn't the proudest father but he always made sure he had whatever it was that he needed. And he had been happy when Xiao Lang proposed to Gwen, they thought it was a good way for him to settle down and take over the families business.
"Every word, apparently they were both drunk and she was innocent. Kinomoto told me that she said no"
"Don't worry, I'll deal with it tomorrow morning. If he wants to run around spreading his seed when he should be here already married to Gwen. He'll feel the consequences of his actions" Lian stated offering Yelen his arm. The scowl on his face was still present. He had been waiting for that no good son of his to stay in the house he had built for his wife. When he heard about his engagement to the Chin girl, he was finally thinking he would change his way, 'well no more' he thought. *
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** "WHAT!?!?" Syaoran yelled in the phone, making his friends cringe looking at him. They didn't know what could upset their friend so but it seemed pretty bad. Eriol rubbed his temples feeling a headache coming on; he hadn't slept well last night.
"Please Xiao Lang that is the wish of your father, there is nothing I can do" a man spoke hastily thanking god that he was on a totally different continent.
"But he can't do that, it's my right to take control over the business. I'm going to marry Gwen" he lashed out in a cold voice pacing his friend's high-rise penthouse. He couldn't believe this father would snoop this low and resort to black mail. Sure he was their only child, but they didn't have the right to blackmail him into marriage when he was already engaged to Gwen.
"I'm sorry, but he said that you are not to come home unless you have that girl with you and there's a ring on her finger and a valid marriage license. And if you don't marry her he will split up the company sharing it between the family" the lawyer stated making his anger sore rapidly.
"He has no right to put me in this kind of situation. That company belongs to me its my birth right" Syaoran exclaimed raking his hand through his hair. He couldn't see himself going to boring parties with a harlot; he didn't want to marry her he wanted to marry Gwen. He loved Gwen and he still had to tell her about Sakura and the baby.
"That is his exact words in fact he had me write it down. You are not to come home without Kinomoto Sakura as Li Sakura. He's giving you a week to get home with the right girl, and he'll know if it's not her. If you don't shown up he'll disown you, and while you are getting her all your accounts will be seized" he was going to kill his father. How could he do something like this to him? How could he force him into a marriage with a woman he didn't and a child he didn't care for?
"Oxford, you have got to talk some sense into them. Dammit did mother agree with this? I know she is there let me speak with her," Syaoran warned looking at his friends momentarily. He wanted nothing more then to forget about this horrible little scheme of his father.
"No can do, she's not one of the richest Chinese woman for nothing you know" Oxford replied. "I'm sure you'll think of something, we'll be expecting you in a week. Bye"
"Yeah bye" Syaoran hissed ending the phone call, the frown on his face deepening by the moment.
"What's the verdict?" Takashi asked getting Syaoran's attention. "Ah come on Syaoran, you can tell us," he continued smiling like the other two guys.
"Well, Takashi if you must know my mother is demanding that I come home with a wife and not just any wife Kinomoto Sakura. And if I'm not in Hong Kong within a week with her, they are going to cut the company into shares and to give their choice of family members," they all looked at him in pure disbelief.
"Your kidding right?" Mika asked looking at his friend in sympathy. He couldn't believe this was happening to Syaoran of all people.
"Unfortunately not, how the hell am I going to get out of this Mika? How am I going to tell Gwen" he asked hopelessly making his friends smirk. He noticed Eriol who hadn't said a word and it dawn on him who did it. "It was Tomoyo you know, that woman god dammit. I hope she's happy"
"What makes you think it's her?" Eriol asked knowing she didn't have any of his numbers. "Did you know that Sakura's uncle is the Ambassador of Japan?" Syaoran didn't know that.
"Because who else would do this to me? Besides you said she had the keys to the place you stay. What the hell is she thinking? There's no way I'm going to marry that woman I have no clue who she is" Syaoran spat seeing Sakura's face in his mind. "I get in all this trouble over a fucking game"
"Hey I have a bigger problem for you" Takashi said getting their attention. "If you don't bring Sakura home and pregnant they'll disown you. Let's say you wanted to do it just to save what you had, how the hell are you going to get her to agree?"
"He has a point there, I'm sure she'll have nothing to do with you" Mika inputted making him glare at them. "She's not going to do it" Syaoran sat down thinking about it. He knew there was no way he was going to be able to change his father's mind and his mother wouldn't go back on his father. They were serious with this, they would really disown him and leave him broke.
"There's got to be some other way out of this" he objected holding his head. He couldn't bring a fake one home because Tomoyo would notice so that was out of his options. And Sakura wasn't going to abort then he could just forget about the company and all he the work he put in it. No he wasn't going to let that happen, even if he had to marry her and just forget about her. At least his parents would be happy and they would have one grandchild. There was no reason why he couldn't marry her and continue with his regular life. But then there was Gwen the woman he loved, how was she going to take this? He had to talk with her. Getting up from where he as sitting he grabbed his car keys.
"Well what are you going to do?" Eriol asked wondering what Tomoyo said to them. Thinking about her he frowned wondering if she was still upset with him.
"I'm going to see Gwen" was all he said before walking out the door leaving them looking at it. They wondered what he was going to do and how Gwen was going to handle this news.
"Do you think he's going to break it off with Gwen and marry Sakura?" Takashi asked but Mika shook his head.
"He's a Li like me, he's going to a find a way so that everything works just the way he wants. *
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Sakura did the finishing touches on her costume, as she got ready for the first show of the night. After dinner last night she had finally decided that she had to tell Syaoran about this, he had a right to know. And she wanted to know how he would react to it; she hoped he wouldn't freak out like she did when she found out.
"Come Sakura," Rika said making her shake her head getting up from where she was sitting. "What's the matter you look spacey?" she commented as they waited for the stage warmers to exit the stage.
"Nothing I've just been thinking a lot and I think its time I told the guy that I'm P with his B" Sakura whispered making Rika nod looking at her worriedly.
"Do you want me to come with you?"
"Naw that's okay, I can handle it" Sakura replied but Rika figured she didn't want her to come along because she didn't want to her to know who the person was.
Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga I know you can't control yourself any longer Come on , shake your body baby, do the conga I know you can't control yourself any longer
Syaoran watched to see Sakura got on the stage dancing with Rika and Naoko. He was here because after this he would meet Gwen later at the penthouse. He figured that he would come to a show since, as he had nothing better to do. He wondered if that was all his friends ever did or did they come here more often because their girl friends danced here?
Everbody gather 'round now Let your body feel the heat Don't you worry if you can't dance; Let the music move your feet
Sakura moved to the front with Rika and Naoko moving to the song. She felt her eyes burn with tears when her eyes landed on Syaoran. She closed her eyes momentarily doing a spin falling to the ground on her stomach.
Feel the fire of desire, as you dance the night away 'Cause tonight were gonna party, 'til we see the break of day
She looked up as a tear ran down her cheek and hit the floor. She couldn't bear looking at him; she could feel all the nerves she had built up to tell him she was carrying his child slowly crumble but she had to tell him tonight.
Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga I know you can't control yourself any longer
Syaoran looked at her face and couldn't believe she was crying as she danced. Yukito moved over her dancing when Sakura moved unto her back, breaking eye contact with him. He took her hand and pulled her up fast, he got worried seeing her red eyes and running make up. "What's the matter?" he whispered as they continued to dance.
Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger Don't you fight it 'til you tried it, do that conga beat
Syaoran watched as she and her partner had a conversation and with each word she said his frowned deepen.
Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga
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"I-I want to go so badly and I don't want to be alone all of you are going to leave me and I won't have any one" Sakura bawled hugging Yukito tightly. He gave Rika a strange look but she ignored him trying to get Sakura under control. "Rika I don't know what to do"
"Sakura, we're so sorry" Naoko whispered caressing her hair. She wanted to know why Sakura didn't take the offer to go she hoped nothing was wrong.
"We'll help in anyway we can" Yukito offered when Sakura stopped crying and looked at up them.
"Thank you guys, could you find a replacement for the other show I have to do something," Sakura spoke getting up. Rika nodded watching her grab her purse and run out of the room still in her dancing clothing.
"I don't think it was good idea letting her go" Naoko whispered making them nod in agreement before they took off to find Sakura and stop her.
"Sakura!" they yelled making everyone jump looking at them oddly as all three raced out of the room. *
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* Syaoran popped a bottle of champagne knowing that Gwen was going to arrive soon. He heard the doorbell went off and thinking it was she, he went to the door and opened it, a smile on his face. It however disappeared seeing Sakura and not his fiancée.
"Li, um can I come in?" a teary eyed Sakura asked. Syaoran looked at her puffy eyes and running eyeliner wondering what she wanted to talk about. He hadn't said a word to her since before they slept together.
"Sure," Sakura walked into the dim hallway holding unto all the courage she had built up. It was now or never, a part of her told her to forget about him and just live her life with her baby but she thought he had a right to know.
"We need to talk and it won't take long depending on how you take it" Sakura whispered fidgeting. She should have sent him a note instead of facing him.
"About what and can't it wait?" he asked in a tone that made Sakura cringe. She stood straight shaking her head no; she needed to tell him this now. "Well" he asked closing the door behind him. Sakura turned and looked down at the floor taking a deep breath.
"I'm pregnant," she finally said. Syaoran just stood there thinking he heard her wrong. Surely she didn't just say she was pregnant, how the hell had she gotten pregnant. Sakura looked up not hearing a sound, when she did she wished she hadn't seeing the forbidden look in his eyes.
"What?" He asked grimly making her swallow.
"I-I said I'm pregnant with your baby," She answered tightening the hold on her purse.
"Fuck, what the hell are you going to do? You aren't going to keep it right?" she winced feeling that he had just slapped her across the face. "Sakura you can't keep the baby, I'm not ready to be father yet do you understand?" he asked in a harsh tone. She held back tears wondering why she had believed he would help her at all; all he was doing was telling her to kill her baby.
"That's it, just abort?" she cried looking at him with misty emerald eyes. "I come here for help and you just tell to kill our baby?"
"Your baby," he corrected, "I'll pay for the abortion if you want" Syaoran hissed making Sakura fume. She had been getting mood swings lately but he was pushing her over the limit.
"You Li, are the most despicable scum I have ever come across, how can you look at yourself in the mirror. Was I just another lay?" she yelled stepping closer to him in pure rage. "Answer me dammit!"
"No you weren't, you were just a bet" Syaoran answered tightly. Sakura felt her self-esteem drops half of what it was originally.
"I hate you and I dam you to hell" she screamed slapping him hard across the face. She wiped her tears stepping back, "I don't want your help I can take care of my baby my self. I'm sorry I wasted my money coming here in the first place" she flung open the door and ran out the door.
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Before she put her keys in the door it flew open and Susan pulled her in roughly making her almost lose her balance. "You tramp, you are just like your bitch of a Chinese mother" Susan yelled in front of her new lover glaring at Sakura.
"What did I do?" Sakura asked she gasped when Susan emptied out her garage pan that had the pregnancy tests. "What the hell where you doing in my room?"
"It's my house you hear, you will bring no child in this house get rid of it" Susan ordered authoritatively. Sakura gasped wondering why this was happening to her, was she being punished for something?
"I'm not going to kill my child!" Sakura screamed back making Susan slap her hard across the face. She stumbled back holding her cheek, tears streaming down her face. "Why you bitch" Sakura shouted going after Susan but the man held her back. "Let me go, this is my father's house. I have more right in here then you do, you let me go" she screamed struggling against him. "I'm going to kill you and him and every other man you've brought into my father's bed" she kicked the man in the groin making him let her go. Susan screamed falling on the ground when Sakura jumped on her, strangling her.
"Get this crazy child off of me" Susan yelled Sakura felt her self lifted off Susan. She turned and scratched the man in his face making him slap her, this time she did fall on her back.
"Oh no" Sakura growled getting up. She grabbed the nearest vase and through at him knocking him in the head. She went for another and broke them; if she was going to be kicked out she was going to break every thing. *
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Tomoyo and Eriol pulled up followed by Rika and the others. They wanted to make sure Sakura was okay. They all got out hearing screams coming from the house. They all jumped when Susan and a man stumbled out of the house; a moment later a chair came flying through the window. "Oh my god" Tomoyo whispered running up to the house with the others. "Where's Sakura?" she yelled thinking they were being robbed.
"The brat's tearing the house apart" Susan yelled. "I want her out of my house before I press charges, her bags are already packed" she shouted when neighbors started to come out of their houses. *
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"Sakura, what are you doing?" Tomoyo yelled making her swing around and look at them in shock. She dropped the knife her bottom lip started to tremble and she started cry.
"Letting out my anger and stress" Sakura answered well more like yelled making them cringe. "All around me my life is falling apart, I told him and he told me abort, abort! And now I know come home to find I don't have a home and they tell me the same thing abort or get out. I can't go to New York, I have mood swings and I am not going to abort!!!" she bellowed stomping her feet making them draw back.
"Sakura, you can come and live with me. My parents won't mind at all" Rika whispered moving toward Sakura. "We've got to leave before they call the police. We have to get more of your stuff and leave"
"But this is my home, it's all I have of my family. Rika I'm so alone" Sakura cried sinking to the slaughtered sofa. "I don't know what to do or where to begin, I'm going to have to work harder" she whispered. Eriol and the guys looked at her wondering what was wrong.
"Um why don't you guys go? We'll help Sakura out, we'll see ya'll later" Naoko suggested making them nod. Eriol kissed Tomoyo before walking out of the room looking sadly at Sakura wondering what had happen to her.
"Come on Sakura, let's go and pack your stuff. Don't worry everything will be okay" Tomoyo said helping Sakura up. She felt so sorry for her friend, she didn't want her going through this, and she didn't deserve it. "You guys bring her upstairs I'll be right back" they nodded and she walked out the door.
"Well are you getting her out?" Susan asked nursing her neck.
"Yes, if you don't call the police I'll pay for all the damages" Tomoyo frowned looking at the woman who was supposed to be Sakura's mother.
"Fine, everything fixed no charges pressed" Susan smiled
"And Sakura has right to come back and take her parents things when she's settle" Tomoyo continued firmly and business like.
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"You had better keep your word or you'll be sorry. Don't take what I say lightly, you know who my family is" Tomoyo ended walking away. She wanted to get Sakura out of here; she would stay with Rika until they found her an apartment. *
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"Yeah, that was kind of Scary" Alex admitted making them nod going to get something to drink. "Oh fuck Syaoran don't do that kind of shit" he yelled seeing Syaoran laying on the sofa with something white on his cheek. Eriol turned the light on looking at him oddly.
"What happened to you?" he inquired taking the beer Mika handed him.
"Nothing happened" Syaoran replied tightly taking the ice off his cheek. Sakura had gotten him harder then he thought she had one heck of a swing. He still couldn't believe she had slapped him, he naturally thought that she came for abortion money. He hoped she hadn't thought he would have offered marriage cause there was no way in hell he was going to offer that.
"Like, which woman clobbered you?" Mika laughed handing him a beer seeing that he needed one. "Well don't hold out? Was it Gwen?"
"No she tried to sooth my pain but I told her to stay at the hotel" Syaoran answered making them laugh. "Sakura got me" they all shut up wondering if she was on a spree.
"Why would she clobber you?" Eriol asked with a confused expression.
"She's pregnant with my child," he answered taking a sip of his beer, the other's choked on theirs wondering what the hell he had just said.
"No fucking way, that's what she meant about abort, you told her to abort?" Eriol gasped putting his beer down. Syaoran nodded finishing his up, they all looked at him in silence. "But why? I mean it's not like you can't take care of them"
"Cause I don't want a child or bastard at that. I'm going to marry Gwen she's going to give me children when I want them" Syaoran spat angrily putting the cold bottle against his cheek. "I offered to pay for it"
"Well I can see now why she's upset, dam and I bet you told her straight" Mika said grimly resting back in his chair. He couldn't believe Syaoran would tell her to do something like that; he was the richest out of all of them. Sure he was going to get married to someone else but that didn't mean he couldn't take care of Sakura and her child but that would cause problems for Gwen's kids when they were to have some.
"What do you mean?" he asked contemptuously.
"She totally trashed her house, slashed sofas, broke windows and vases beat her mother's lover and her," Alex answered making Syaoran look at them in disbelief.
"What?" he couldn't believe that Sakura was that vicious but then again he had a pretty bad bruise on his cheek that clearly said otherwise.
"Yeah, Tomoyo had to yell at her. She broke down looking pretty stressed out, everyone's telling her to abort meaning you, and her stepmother told her to abort or get out. They are at her house helping her pack up, she's going to live with Rika until she finds a place" Eriol sighed looking down at his beer. "This is going to be hard for her, she was number one on the list to go to New York but she can't because she's ah with child"
"I told her to abort, she can still do it. There's no reason she should put her life on hold" Syaoran stated unjustly making the guys shake their heads.
"It ain't as easy as that man. She's the one carrying it inside her, the next couple of years are going to be really hard for her" Alex stated making Mika nod in agreement. No one else said anything so they just sat there in silence thinking, Syaoran was nursing his cheek. *
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She's out, thank you again" she asked looking at Rika's parents who nodded smiling. "Um we'll go apartment hunting really soon"
"Don't worry about it, we understand Sakura's part of this family" Mrs. Sasaki smiled following her to the door along with Naoko.
"Thank you, I'll see you tomorrow Rika. When are you guys leaving?" Tomoyo asked the door playing with her keys.
"We're leaving this weekend, I'll see ya" Rika answered when the two nodded and walked off. Sighing she closed the door resting against as she ran her hand through her hair.
Sakura laid in bed thinking to her self, she was now pregnant with out a father for the child, not going to New York, out of a home and in a couple of months she would be out of a dancing job as well. "Could life get any better?" she whispered sarcastically wiping her tears away. *
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Sakura walked off the stage wiping her forehead. "What's the matter?" Yukito asked looking at how pale Sakura was. "Sweet cheeks are you okay?" he asked worriedly.
"Yeah what gave you the idea that I wasn't good?" she smiled at him feeling tired. Since Rika, Naoko and Chiharu left they had to work with the two new replacements, which gave them more work. The girls couldn't keep up with her and they weren't coordinated so Chiharu's father had them learn whole new routines.
"Well let me see, your lighter then you usually are why in gods name are you loosing weight, you're perfect. And you look pale, aren't you getting enough sleep?" he asked worriedly. Sakura was starting the hear mixtures of sounds, it was getting suddenly hot and she felt. "Sakura!" he gasped catching her when she collapsed. The girls moved out of the way as he headed to the back room, so he could place her on the sofa. "Some one call an ambulance" he ordered trying to wake her up.
"No Yukito, I'm fine just a little tired" Sakura spoke coming to. He sighed taking a wet cloth someone handed him and wiped her forehead.
"How are you?" he asked worriedly making her smile trying to sit up but he wouldn't allow her to. "No lay down, I'm going to call Tomoyo and make her come for you" she sighed resting back on the sofa. She watched him walked out the door to call Tomoyo. She didn't know when she drifted off but was awaken by commotion.
Tomoyo rushed in with Eriol on her tail, "Oh god" she cried running over to Sakura. "Are you?"
"I'm fine, just a little tired" Sakura smiled trying to think about the better part of life.
"You shouldn't be doing this to your self and your baby" Tomoyo chided before she could stop her self. Yukito looked at Sakura with surprise. He had always thought of her as a little sister and he couldn't believe she was pregnant and told no one him.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I'm sorry Yuki," Sakura whispered looking down at her hands. "Come on let's get out of here I feel a lot better" Tomoyo nodded standing up. Yukito walked out of the room then arrived with her bag. Giving it to Sakura they exited the room so she could change. *
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"The father of the baby is Syaoran" Eriol sighed making Tomoyo's mouth snap shut. She couldn't believe this, "Tomoyo"
"No, Eriol" she yelled moving back when he touched her. "You knew all this time and you didn't tell me. How long have you known that he was the one that slept with her?" she demanded making him wince.
"The day after he told all of us but I didn't know he was the father until a week ago" he answered making Tomoyo blow steam. "Tomoyo please you must"
"No don't talk to me I don't want to see you" she cried slapping his hand away when he tried to touch her. "You knew all this time that he was the one and you didn't tell me. God only knows what else you're keeping from me"
"I'm not keeping any thing else from you" Eriol stated stepping towards her but Tomoyo walked into Sakura's room and slammed the door shut. "Tomoyo?"
"Fuck off and go to your friend, leave me alone Eriol" she yelled through the door. He sighed resting his head on the door, he was going to kill Syaoran.
"Dammit" he growled walking off. He couldn't even go the apartment because they had brought only one key and Tomoyo had it. Yukito looked at the scene with a lost expression, he hadn't a clue who this guy was. *
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"What happened?" Sakura asked seeing the tears in Tomoyo's eye as she rested against the door.
"Oh nothing, don't worry. He deserved all the yelling he got for not telling me" Tomoyo smiled wiping her tears away. "You just relax,"
"Tomoyo, don't be silly you've got a good man don't loose him" Sakura said knowing she was causing her friend misery. She was pulling everyone into her problems and she didn't want that.
"I won't don't worry" Tomoyo assured closing her eyes momentarily when something struck her 'Syaoran's parents are government officials, didn't Eriol say his father was running for an office?' she thought. She smirk thinking of the perfect plan, this would fix Sakura's problem and make Syaoran pay.
"Tomoyo, are you okay?" Sakura asked softly seeing the look on her friends smiling face, her eyes still closed.
"OH yeah, I'm fine listen I've got to run home and do something. Yukito please stay with Sakura and don't make her leave" Tomoyo beamed in an unusually cheerful voice. "Okay buh bye" she chorused running out the door leaving Yukito and Sakura staring out the door.
"Do you think she's okay?" he whispered but Sakura just shook her head resting back.
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He walked to the door having just finished packing. He didn't know if it was luck or what but his father wanted him to take care of some business in New York for him. He opened the door and a very pissed Eriol walked in, "Hey to you too" he muttered closing his door when Syaoran walked from the back getting ready to go out.
"What's the matter with you?" Syaoran asked looking at Eriol who stopped and stared at him angrily.
"This is all your fault" Eriol spoke waving his hand like he had suddenly gone insane.
"What's all my fault, will you stop pacing?" Syaoran said leaning against the wall like Mika who was wondering what Eriol was blaming Syaoran for now.
"Tomoyo, she's not speaking to me because she found out that you are the father to Sakura's baby. And I knew and I didn't tell her" Eriol shouted having gotten that out of his system he sighed collapsing on the sofa. "Sorry, I hope I can crash here cause I can't go back to my place. I don't have a key to get in and Tomoyo is still pissed" Mika looked at Eriol shaking his head sadly.
"I can feel your pain man, maybe she'll get over it most girls do" he supplied making Eriol look at him grimly.
"Not Tomoyo, she's not going to forgive me that easily especially when she's so overprotective of Sakura" Eriol pointed out looking up at the ceiling. "Well what do you have to say for your self Xiao Lang?"
"I say that Tomoyo needs to grow up," was his answer as he headed for the door. "I am not ready to be a father and there is no way in hell anyone is going to force me to be one" they cringe hearing the door slam shut.
"Hopefully he'll change his mind. I bet he hasn't told Gwen about this yet" Mika muttered handing Eriol a beer as he sat down. "So how you gonna make up with Tomoyo?"
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"How?" Tomoyo asked softly wondering if it was the right thing to tell and give Fujitaka the Li's number. She hadn't a clue what he had planned, and something told her if wasn't going to turn out the way she had wanted.
"We'll call and if she doesn't listen to you then I'll call" Fujitaka spoke dialing the number before handing Tomoyo the phone. She thought that it was a good plan; after all they would have to listen to Fujitaka. Tomoyo sat on her sofa looking up at the ceiling as the phone rang.
"Hello Li residence" a firm voice said making her sits up. "Who is there?"
"Hello, I'm not going to give you my name but I want to get a point across. Give the phone to Li Yelen" Tomoyo spoke in a soft voice frowning.
"I'm sorry I can't do that" the man replied making her scowl.
"Listen, I know that her husband is running for office and I've got some really juicy things that I know the tabs would love to feast on. I know that the Li's are a very proud family" Tomoyo spat coldly.
"Just a minute ma'am" the man gasped making her smirk. Threatening always seemed to work but she was only getting her friend what she deserved. And even if Li didn't want to marry her, he should at least help her out. And she was going to make sure that he did just that, or she would bring this in the open and still get what she knew Sakura deserved.
"Hello?" a firm woman's voice said snapping her out of her thoughts. "What is it that you want?"
"I want your son to give his child what he or she deserves. He has no right sleeping with my friend then telling her to get rid of it" Tomoyo stated coldly feeling disgusted to her stomach. "I will not make this go public if you make sure he takes notice of his responsibilities"
"I have no idea what you mean, surely you aren't meaning my son" Yelen replied she couldn't believe Xiao Lang would be that irresponsible. She knew what he did but she had thought he took precautions. And she thought he had stopped now that he was engaged to Chin Gwen.
"Oh no, I'm not mistaking. Listen Li-san if I don't see him begging for her forgiveness or to allow him to help her. I swear to god I'll make your husband lose any chance he had at a seat"
"You are very bold to be threatening my family" Yelen observed sitting down.
"When it comes to family I'll do anything, he took her innocence when she was under the influence alcohol. That is all I have to say, I hope you take heed to my warning. And if you don't believe me then hold on" Tomoyo said before handing the phone to Fujitaka.
"Hello Li-san" Fujitaka said firmly making Yelen frown wondering who this was.
"Whom am I speaking with?" she asked matching Fujitaka's tone.
"I'm the Ambassador of Japan, Sakura is my niece and I know that you will make your son take care of his responsibilities. I don't think telling her to abort and offering to pay for it is any way to justify it. I was also informed that she said no" Fujitaka stated making Yelen's frown deepen. If she said no even once then that meant she could say it was rape. How could her blasted son be so irresponsible? And when he was engaged to Gwen at the same time.
"I see, well Kinomoto" she said knowing who the Ambassador of Japan was. "I will assure you that my son will take her of your niece and my future grandchild. He will marry her" Yelen stated making Fujitaka smile shaking his head.
"That's good to hear, I'm leaving in two days and I hope that all this will be settled before I leave" Fujitaka spoke sighing inside. He knew that this was the best way; if Sakura didn't want to abort she would have to marry. "I'll make sure my niece understands"
"And I will make sure my son understands perfectly. Good night" Yelen said thinking about what her husband would say.
"Ja" Fujitaka hung up smiling at Tomoyo who brightened. *
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* Yelen placed the phone down before she got up making sure her ballroom gown wasn't crushed. She walked over to the large window that was right behind her desk and looked out at how far the property stretched out. She could handle anything, she was born to be strong but she didn't know what to do about this situation. "What is the matter Yelen?" her husband asked walking in the room. She turned and looked at him, such a handsome face for a man his age.
"It's Xiao Lang," she answered taking in his perfectly made tuxedo. "Lian he's gotten him self into real trouble. And it could cause trouble with the tabs"
"What do you mean?" Lian asked looking at his beautiful wife.
"He's gotten a girl pregnant and refuses to take notice of the child that might be his heir" Yelen answered making him loose his smile abruptly. Xiao Lang was their only child but that didn't mean they wouldn't disown him. "What shall I do, the girl's friend called here and threatened and to make matters worst her uncle is the Ambassador of Japan"
"Do you think she meant it?" Lian asked grimly making Yelen nod looking down. She knew how he felt about Xiao Lang, he wasn't the proudest father but he always made sure he had whatever it was that he needed. And he had been happy when Xiao Lang proposed to Gwen, they thought it was a good way for him to settle down and take over the families business.
"Every word, apparently they were both drunk and she was innocent. Kinomoto told me that she said no"
"Don't worry, I'll deal with it tomorrow morning. If he wants to run around spreading his seed when he should be here already married to Gwen. He'll feel the consequences of his actions" Lian stated offering Yelen his arm. The scowl on his face was still present. He had been waiting for that no good son of his to stay in the house he had built for his wife. When he heard about his engagement to the Chin girl, he was finally thinking he would change his way, 'well no more' he thought. *
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** "WHAT!?!?" Syaoran yelled in the phone, making his friends cringe looking at him. They didn't know what could upset their friend so but it seemed pretty bad. Eriol rubbed his temples feeling a headache coming on; he hadn't slept well last night.
"Please Xiao Lang that is the wish of your father, there is nothing I can do" a man spoke hastily thanking god that he was on a totally different continent.
"But he can't do that, it's my right to take control over the business. I'm going to marry Gwen" he lashed out in a cold voice pacing his friend's high-rise penthouse. He couldn't believe this father would snoop this low and resort to black mail. Sure he was their only child, but they didn't have the right to blackmail him into marriage when he was already engaged to Gwen.
"I'm sorry, but he said that you are not to come home unless you have that girl with you and there's a ring on her finger and a valid marriage license. And if you don't marry her he will split up the company sharing it between the family" the lawyer stated making his anger sore rapidly.
"He has no right to put me in this kind of situation. That company belongs to me its my birth right" Syaoran exclaimed raking his hand through his hair. He couldn't see himself going to boring parties with a harlot; he didn't want to marry her he wanted to marry Gwen. He loved Gwen and he still had to tell her about Sakura and the baby.
"That is his exact words in fact he had me write it down. You are not to come home without Kinomoto Sakura as Li Sakura. He's giving you a week to get home with the right girl, and he'll know if it's not her. If you don't shown up he'll disown you, and while you are getting her all your accounts will be seized" he was going to kill his father. How could he do something like this to him? How could he force him into a marriage with a woman he didn't and a child he didn't care for?
"Oxford, you have got to talk some sense into them. Dammit did mother agree with this? I know she is there let me speak with her," Syaoran warned looking at his friends momentarily. He wanted nothing more then to forget about this horrible little scheme of his father.
"No can do, she's not one of the richest Chinese woman for nothing you know" Oxford replied. "I'm sure you'll think of something, we'll be expecting you in a week. Bye"
"Yeah bye" Syaoran hissed ending the phone call, the frown on his face deepening by the moment.
"What's the verdict?" Takashi asked getting Syaoran's attention. "Ah come on Syaoran, you can tell us," he continued smiling like the other two guys.
"Well, Takashi if you must know my mother is demanding that I come home with a wife and not just any wife Kinomoto Sakura. And if I'm not in Hong Kong within a week with her, they are going to cut the company into shares and to give their choice of family members," they all looked at him in pure disbelief.
"Your kidding right?" Mika asked looking at his friend in sympathy. He couldn't believe this was happening to Syaoran of all people.
"Unfortunately not, how the hell am I going to get out of this Mika? How am I going to tell Gwen" he asked hopelessly making his friends smirk. He noticed Eriol who hadn't said a word and it dawn on him who did it. "It was Tomoyo you know, that woman god dammit. I hope she's happy"
"What makes you think it's her?" Eriol asked knowing she didn't have any of his numbers. "Did you know that Sakura's uncle is the Ambassador of Japan?" Syaoran didn't know that.
"Because who else would do this to me? Besides you said she had the keys to the place you stay. What the hell is she thinking? There's no way I'm going to marry that woman I have no clue who she is" Syaoran spat seeing Sakura's face in his mind. "I get in all this trouble over a fucking game"
"Hey I have a bigger problem for you" Takashi said getting their attention. "If you don't bring Sakura home and pregnant they'll disown you. Let's say you wanted to do it just to save what you had, how the hell are you going to get her to agree?"
"He has a point there, I'm sure she'll have nothing to do with you" Mika inputted making him glare at them. "She's not going to do it" Syaoran sat down thinking about it. He knew there was no way he was going to be able to change his father's mind and his mother wouldn't go back on his father. They were serious with this, they would really disown him and leave him broke.
"There's got to be some other way out of this" he objected holding his head. He couldn't bring a fake one home because Tomoyo would notice so that was out of his options. And Sakura wasn't going to abort then he could just forget about the company and all he the work he put in it. No he wasn't going to let that happen, even if he had to marry her and just forget about her. At least his parents would be happy and they would have one grandchild. There was no reason why he couldn't marry her and continue with his regular life. But then there was Gwen the woman he loved, how was she going to take this? He had to talk with her. Getting up from where he as sitting he grabbed his car keys.
"Well what are you going to do?" Eriol asked wondering what Tomoyo said to them. Thinking about her he frowned wondering if she was still upset with him.
"I'm going to see Gwen" was all he said before walking out the door leaving them looking at it. They wondered what he was going to do and how Gwen was going to handle this news.
"Do you think he's going to break it off with Gwen and marry Sakura?" Takashi asked but Mika shook his head.
"He's a Li like me, he's going to a find a way so that everything works just the way he wants. *
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* Author's note: Uh Oh I wonder what Syaoran is going to do!!!!!! LOL I hope you enjoyed this chapter a lot of cursing and arguments but that's a regular thing for my stories right? Well remember to review and tell me what you think Okay? Ja.
