My Love For You
Chapter 3
"Mommy!"
Kana turned around to see a little girl running towards her in a yellow sundress. She looked almost like a younger Kana, except with Trowa's sharp green eyes.
"Do you think this dress is okay?"
Kana picked her up and held her in her arms.
"Of course it is, Sakura."
Sakura looked around curiously and asked, "Where's Daddy?"
"Daddy is in the other room, getting ready." Kana smiled calmly.
It's been five years today that Trowa and Kana have been married, though it looks like they just got married yesterday. But they have been busy. Sakura, this little girl, is in fact their daughter. At four years old, she is very spunky, and is the highlight of Trowa and Kana's marriage.
"Okay, I'm ready!" Trowa clumsily ran out of his room up to Sakura and Kana.
"Hi Daddy." She smiled.
"Hey sweetie. You're looking cute," he patted Sakura on the head as she giggled.
Trowa's bracelet jingled as he patted her. Inside the heart shaped locket was a picture of all of them together.
"Well, shall we go?" Kana asked. Her necklace sparkled in the afternoon sun. She also had the same picture in her locket.
"Yeah."
Trowa locked the door to their house and they all went walking together.
Today they were going to the beach to look at the ocean, which was pretty close to their house.
As they strolled along the sandy boardwalk, they came across a vendor selling stuffed animals. Sakura spotted a blue teddy bear.
"Oh, Mommy! Look at that!" She pointed at the bear. "Can I have that?"
Kana looked at Trowa, who nodded. She smiled.
"Sure." She set down Sakura and looked through her purse to pull out a small wallet with the letters K. T. B. stitched on. Her initials.
"Can I have that bear please?" she asked the vendor. He pulled it down as she handed him a five-dollar bill.
"Here you go," Kana said as she kneeled down and gave the stuffed bear to her daughter.
"Yay! Thank you Mommy!" Sakura hugged Kana's neck tightly as Kana picked her up again. She smiled happily.
Trowa watched this scene with content.
They were all living so blissfully together, it was like it was all a dream. A nice, warm, relaxing dream.
But who would guess that this would be their last joyful day together?
Later that evening, Kana and Trowa put Sakura to bed, who had been fast asleep since they got home from the beach.
"She looks like a little angel, huh?" Kana said.
Sakura was hugging her new bear tightly.
"Yeah. Almost like that night you came into my room from the rain. You were sleeping so peacefully."
Kana blushed. "You still remember that?"
He smiled. "Of course I do. That was the first day that I realized I loved you."
She smiled as he put his arm around her. She rested her head on his shoulder.
They walked to the doorway as Kana switched off the light.
"Good night, Sakura."
They closed the door.
As they laid in bed together, Trowa turned to Kana, who was staring up at the ceiling.
"I think we did all right as parents so far," he said, holding her hand.
"Yeah. Who knew that everything could turn out so perfect?" Kana said with a smile.
She looked into Trowa's eyes.
He did the same.
He leaned in and kissed her as he switched off the lamp in their room.
That night, you can imagine.
~*~*~*~
The Next Morning.
Trowa and Kana had just dropped Sakura off at preschool before heading out.
"Bye Mommy! Bye Daddy!"
They waved as she happily skipped along into the schoolyard.
They then turned and walked off.
"So, where should we go today?" Kana asked.
"Hmm.how about the pier?"
"Okay, sure," she said as she smiled.
It took them about fifteen minutes of a nice quiet walk to get there.
As they ambled along the wooden pier, they passed by an old warehouse that looked like it was built long ago by some unknown manufacturer. Seagulls flew over them, squaking. The waves crashed along the bottom of the pier, on the thick wooden supports below.
Kana leaned over to the side on the handrail and sighed.
"Isn't today just wonderful?"
The sea breeze blew her hair around gently.
Trowa smiled and hugged her waist.
"Yeah. I love the time we spend together."
"Me too."
They both smiled happily as they watched the waves coming in to shore.
"Oh, can you wait here a second? Let me get something really quick."
"Um, okay."
He walked off.
"I'll be back as quick as I can!"
Big Mistake.
She leaned onto the railing again, smiling to herself.
In the shadows, a stranger lurked by, watching her.
Kana closed her eyes for a moment to feel the breeze coming her way.
Just then, the stranger lunged out and grabbed her, pulling her back and covering her mouth.
Her muffled screams couldn't be heard by anyone in the area.
He dragged her into the warehouse and pushed her up against the wall.
As his black hair fell in front of his face, he let go of her mouth.
"Let go of me!" she yelled.
"No way. I'd like to have a little fun with you first."
The man leaned in closer to her.
"SOMEONE HELP ME!!!" she screamed.
He took out a knife from his pocket and pointed it at her face.
"Don't make me have to use this."
She stood there, eyes wide, trembling. She took one last breath.
Trowa had just stepped out of the ice cream shop with two cones when he heard Kana scream.
"HEEEELLP!!!!"
"Kana?"
He dropped the cones and ran towards the sound.
"Could that have been her?"
As he got closer and closer, he realized that she wasn't waiting in the spot where he left her.
"Kana!" he yelled for her.
He then heard a thud coming from the warehouse. Trowa ran there and into the dark room.
"Where could she be?"
He suddenly realized that he was stepping in some sort of liquid. As it reflected in the sunlight from the door, he recognized that it was blood.
"What the-"
"Uhn."
He turned to see what made the sound, and to his horror, saw Kana, lying on the ground face first, bleeding heavily from her side.
"Kana!"
He rushed to her side and picked her up gently.
"Trowa.that man.stabbed me."
"Don't talk. We need to get you to a hospital quickly."
She cringed in pain as Trowa picked her up.
He got out his cell phone from his pocket and called for an ambulance.
Minutes later, one came rushing up to the pier, and the doctors came, wheeling Kana onto the ambulance on a bed, trying to stop the bleeding.
Trowa climbed in there with him.
On the bumpy ride to the hospital, as the doctors were doing everything they could to halt her bleeding, he held her hand tightly.
He was afraid of losing her.
"Trowa." she said weakly.
"Everything's going to be all right, Kana," he said reassuringly, both really unknown of her fate.
As they rushed into the hospital building, Trowa followed the doctors as the wheeled her into the Emergency Room, but was stopped by a nurse.
"Excuse me, but you can't go in there."
"But I have to! My wife might die!"
"I know sir, but please let the doctors handle it. In the meantime, please fill out these forms about medical information."
She handed him a clipboard and told him to sit down in the waiting room.
How could they just stand there calmly and hand him some forms, while his wife was on the verge of life and death?!
He sat down anyway, and started answering all of the questions he could.
In the white room were people of all ages. Some were sitting there calmly, some were crying, others talking, others quiet. There were young, old, and middle aged too. Somehow, he felt like he didn't belong in here, and yet he did. Because they were all in here for the same reason as him, and that was because they were concerned about a loved one.
He went to the front desk and gave the nurse the form filled out as much as he could.
Minutes passed like hours, and hours passed like days as the room slowly became more and more empty. Finally, the doctor called his name.
"Trowa Barton?"
He looked up at the doctor, who motioned to follow him.
Trowa followed aimlessly as they passed by rooms and rooms of people in beds.
"Your wife is in serious condition." He said as they stopped in front of a door and appeared to be Kana's. "The knife pierced her stomach. We tried all we could to patch it up, but it was no use. We.don't expect her to make a recovery."
Trowa's eyes became wide. How shocked he was to find out that the one of the people he cherished most in the world would die.
"How long does she have left?"
"A few hours or so."
He sat down in a chair next to the door and put his hands to his face. Somehow, he couldn't get any tears to flow.
"You can see your wife now, if you want. That's probably the best you can do."
The doctor walked away, leaving Trowa in the hallway alone.
After a few minutes, he got up and opened the door. Lying in bed was Kana, staring out the window. She turned her head slowly towards Trowa, who was still standing in the doorway. She smiled weakly.
He slowly approached her and took a chair next to her.
He took her hand and held it gently, his face heartrending.
"Trowa, I'm sorry."
"What are you sorry about?" His voice was breaking. "I was the one who left you alone. You didn't do anything wrong."
Tears were rolling down her pink cheeks. "I'm sorry I have to leave you."
Trowa was shaking. The sadness was unbearable. He lifted her hand up to his cheek as her cried softly.
"I.I don't want to lose you, Kana."
He looked into her eyes, which were full of sorrow.
"And I don't want to leave."
He leaned over and put his head on her chest. He cried quietly as she stroked his head gently.
"Trowa, just promise me one thing."
He lifted his head to meet her delicate face.
"Anything."
"Promise me that you'll take care of Sakura, as if I was there with you."
"Of course, I promise," he said, tears streaming heavily.
He leaned forward and gave her his most passionate kiss, as a way of telling her goodbye.
As he pulled back slowly, he saw that she was not only crying, but smiling as well.
"I love you Trowa."
"I love you too."
Kana held his face, then put her hand on his. She turned her head to the window.
On her left hand, her wedding ring sparkled playfully in the sun.
"And I love our daughter. I just wish that I could see her growing up."
Trowa held her hand tightly. No, this couldn't be happening.
"Will you tell her that I love her?"
"Of course I will."
She smiled one last smile and said softly, "Thank you."
With that, she closed her eyes, and drifted off into eternal slumber.
Her hand became loose, but he didn't let go. Instead, he bowed his head down onto her delicate hand, and cried like he never did before.
~*~*~*~
A/N: It's so sad! I cried while I was writing this. *sniff* anyway, earlier when her wallet said "K. T. B.", that stands for Kana Takeuchi Barton. Takeuchi is her maiden name. I hope you guys will stick around, because there's one more chapter left!
Chapter 3
"Mommy!"
Kana turned around to see a little girl running towards her in a yellow sundress. She looked almost like a younger Kana, except with Trowa's sharp green eyes.
"Do you think this dress is okay?"
Kana picked her up and held her in her arms.
"Of course it is, Sakura."
Sakura looked around curiously and asked, "Where's Daddy?"
"Daddy is in the other room, getting ready." Kana smiled calmly.
It's been five years today that Trowa and Kana have been married, though it looks like they just got married yesterday. But they have been busy. Sakura, this little girl, is in fact their daughter. At four years old, she is very spunky, and is the highlight of Trowa and Kana's marriage.
"Okay, I'm ready!" Trowa clumsily ran out of his room up to Sakura and Kana.
"Hi Daddy." She smiled.
"Hey sweetie. You're looking cute," he patted Sakura on the head as she giggled.
Trowa's bracelet jingled as he patted her. Inside the heart shaped locket was a picture of all of them together.
"Well, shall we go?" Kana asked. Her necklace sparkled in the afternoon sun. She also had the same picture in her locket.
"Yeah."
Trowa locked the door to their house and they all went walking together.
Today they were going to the beach to look at the ocean, which was pretty close to their house.
As they strolled along the sandy boardwalk, they came across a vendor selling stuffed animals. Sakura spotted a blue teddy bear.
"Oh, Mommy! Look at that!" She pointed at the bear. "Can I have that?"
Kana looked at Trowa, who nodded. She smiled.
"Sure." She set down Sakura and looked through her purse to pull out a small wallet with the letters K. T. B. stitched on. Her initials.
"Can I have that bear please?" she asked the vendor. He pulled it down as she handed him a five-dollar bill.
"Here you go," Kana said as she kneeled down and gave the stuffed bear to her daughter.
"Yay! Thank you Mommy!" Sakura hugged Kana's neck tightly as Kana picked her up again. She smiled happily.
Trowa watched this scene with content.
They were all living so blissfully together, it was like it was all a dream. A nice, warm, relaxing dream.
But who would guess that this would be their last joyful day together?
Later that evening, Kana and Trowa put Sakura to bed, who had been fast asleep since they got home from the beach.
"She looks like a little angel, huh?" Kana said.
Sakura was hugging her new bear tightly.
"Yeah. Almost like that night you came into my room from the rain. You were sleeping so peacefully."
Kana blushed. "You still remember that?"
He smiled. "Of course I do. That was the first day that I realized I loved you."
She smiled as he put his arm around her. She rested her head on his shoulder.
They walked to the doorway as Kana switched off the light.
"Good night, Sakura."
They closed the door.
As they laid in bed together, Trowa turned to Kana, who was staring up at the ceiling.
"I think we did all right as parents so far," he said, holding her hand.
"Yeah. Who knew that everything could turn out so perfect?" Kana said with a smile.
She looked into Trowa's eyes.
He did the same.
He leaned in and kissed her as he switched off the lamp in their room.
That night, you can imagine.
~*~*~*~
The Next Morning.
Trowa and Kana had just dropped Sakura off at preschool before heading out.
"Bye Mommy! Bye Daddy!"
They waved as she happily skipped along into the schoolyard.
They then turned and walked off.
"So, where should we go today?" Kana asked.
"Hmm.how about the pier?"
"Okay, sure," she said as she smiled.
It took them about fifteen minutes of a nice quiet walk to get there.
As they ambled along the wooden pier, they passed by an old warehouse that looked like it was built long ago by some unknown manufacturer. Seagulls flew over them, squaking. The waves crashed along the bottom of the pier, on the thick wooden supports below.
Kana leaned over to the side on the handrail and sighed.
"Isn't today just wonderful?"
The sea breeze blew her hair around gently.
Trowa smiled and hugged her waist.
"Yeah. I love the time we spend together."
"Me too."
They both smiled happily as they watched the waves coming in to shore.
"Oh, can you wait here a second? Let me get something really quick."
"Um, okay."
He walked off.
"I'll be back as quick as I can!"
Big Mistake.
She leaned onto the railing again, smiling to herself.
In the shadows, a stranger lurked by, watching her.
Kana closed her eyes for a moment to feel the breeze coming her way.
Just then, the stranger lunged out and grabbed her, pulling her back and covering her mouth.
Her muffled screams couldn't be heard by anyone in the area.
He dragged her into the warehouse and pushed her up against the wall.
As his black hair fell in front of his face, he let go of her mouth.
"Let go of me!" she yelled.
"No way. I'd like to have a little fun with you first."
The man leaned in closer to her.
"SOMEONE HELP ME!!!" she screamed.
He took out a knife from his pocket and pointed it at her face.
"Don't make me have to use this."
She stood there, eyes wide, trembling. She took one last breath.
Trowa had just stepped out of the ice cream shop with two cones when he heard Kana scream.
"HEEEELLP!!!!"
"Kana?"
He dropped the cones and ran towards the sound.
"Could that have been her?"
As he got closer and closer, he realized that she wasn't waiting in the spot where he left her.
"Kana!" he yelled for her.
He then heard a thud coming from the warehouse. Trowa ran there and into the dark room.
"Where could she be?"
He suddenly realized that he was stepping in some sort of liquid. As it reflected in the sunlight from the door, he recognized that it was blood.
"What the-"
"Uhn."
He turned to see what made the sound, and to his horror, saw Kana, lying on the ground face first, bleeding heavily from her side.
"Kana!"
He rushed to her side and picked her up gently.
"Trowa.that man.stabbed me."
"Don't talk. We need to get you to a hospital quickly."
She cringed in pain as Trowa picked her up.
He got out his cell phone from his pocket and called for an ambulance.
Minutes later, one came rushing up to the pier, and the doctors came, wheeling Kana onto the ambulance on a bed, trying to stop the bleeding.
Trowa climbed in there with him.
On the bumpy ride to the hospital, as the doctors were doing everything they could to halt her bleeding, he held her hand tightly.
He was afraid of losing her.
"Trowa." she said weakly.
"Everything's going to be all right, Kana," he said reassuringly, both really unknown of her fate.
As they rushed into the hospital building, Trowa followed the doctors as the wheeled her into the Emergency Room, but was stopped by a nurse.
"Excuse me, but you can't go in there."
"But I have to! My wife might die!"
"I know sir, but please let the doctors handle it. In the meantime, please fill out these forms about medical information."
She handed him a clipboard and told him to sit down in the waiting room.
How could they just stand there calmly and hand him some forms, while his wife was on the verge of life and death?!
He sat down anyway, and started answering all of the questions he could.
In the white room were people of all ages. Some were sitting there calmly, some were crying, others talking, others quiet. There were young, old, and middle aged too. Somehow, he felt like he didn't belong in here, and yet he did. Because they were all in here for the same reason as him, and that was because they were concerned about a loved one.
He went to the front desk and gave the nurse the form filled out as much as he could.
Minutes passed like hours, and hours passed like days as the room slowly became more and more empty. Finally, the doctor called his name.
"Trowa Barton?"
He looked up at the doctor, who motioned to follow him.
Trowa followed aimlessly as they passed by rooms and rooms of people in beds.
"Your wife is in serious condition." He said as they stopped in front of a door and appeared to be Kana's. "The knife pierced her stomach. We tried all we could to patch it up, but it was no use. We.don't expect her to make a recovery."
Trowa's eyes became wide. How shocked he was to find out that the one of the people he cherished most in the world would die.
"How long does she have left?"
"A few hours or so."
He sat down in a chair next to the door and put his hands to his face. Somehow, he couldn't get any tears to flow.
"You can see your wife now, if you want. That's probably the best you can do."
The doctor walked away, leaving Trowa in the hallway alone.
After a few minutes, he got up and opened the door. Lying in bed was Kana, staring out the window. She turned her head slowly towards Trowa, who was still standing in the doorway. She smiled weakly.
He slowly approached her and took a chair next to her.
He took her hand and held it gently, his face heartrending.
"Trowa, I'm sorry."
"What are you sorry about?" His voice was breaking. "I was the one who left you alone. You didn't do anything wrong."
Tears were rolling down her pink cheeks. "I'm sorry I have to leave you."
Trowa was shaking. The sadness was unbearable. He lifted her hand up to his cheek as her cried softly.
"I.I don't want to lose you, Kana."
He looked into her eyes, which were full of sorrow.
"And I don't want to leave."
He leaned over and put his head on her chest. He cried quietly as she stroked his head gently.
"Trowa, just promise me one thing."
He lifted his head to meet her delicate face.
"Anything."
"Promise me that you'll take care of Sakura, as if I was there with you."
"Of course, I promise," he said, tears streaming heavily.
He leaned forward and gave her his most passionate kiss, as a way of telling her goodbye.
As he pulled back slowly, he saw that she was not only crying, but smiling as well.
"I love you Trowa."
"I love you too."
Kana held his face, then put her hand on his. She turned her head to the window.
On her left hand, her wedding ring sparkled playfully in the sun.
"And I love our daughter. I just wish that I could see her growing up."
Trowa held her hand tightly. No, this couldn't be happening.
"Will you tell her that I love her?"
"Of course I will."
She smiled one last smile and said softly, "Thank you."
With that, she closed her eyes, and drifted off into eternal slumber.
Her hand became loose, but he didn't let go. Instead, he bowed his head down onto her delicate hand, and cried like he never did before.
~*~*~*~
A/N: It's so sad! I cried while I was writing this. *sniff* anyway, earlier when her wallet said "K. T. B.", that stands for Kana Takeuchi Barton. Takeuchi is her maiden name. I hope you guys will stick around, because there's one more chapter left!