My Love For You
Chapter 4
Trowa walked solemnly down the lonely sidewalk, on his way to pick up Sakura, and tell her the sad news. Since he had left the hospital, the sky had become gray with clouds, and it was drizzling slightly.
"Just my luck," he muttered to himself.
He was looking down, with his hands in his pockets.
At the corner, he could see his daughter hugging the teacher goodbye, with a bright smile on her face.
"Daddy!" she exclaimed as she ran up to him. Only this time, he didn't gather her up in his arms. Instead, he just knelt down and said, "Hey sweetie."
Sakura was confused, looking around.
"Where's Mommy?"
This struck a cord in Trowa's heart. He had to tell her, but it pained him to do so. He wanted everything to be a dream, a bad dream that he wanted to wake up from. But it wasn't a dream. This was real. Kana had died right next to him.
So he hugged Sakura tightly and said softly, "Mommy.she's."
He had a hard time getting the words to come out. His voice was breaking.
".she's.not coming back."
"What do you mean?" she asked, still confused.
Trowa's chest was aching. He felt his heart try to burst out of his chest in agony.
"Please make the pain go away." he thought to himself.
"She's gone, and won't come back. I'm sorry, Sakura."
He hugged her tighter, hot tears steaming down his flushed cheeks.
~*~*~*~
The funeral was somber and quiet. Everyone they knew showed up to support Trowa and Sakura. Catherine was silently sitting by the gravestone of her little sister-in-law, which was decorated with colorful roses and carnations. Heero and Relena had stopped by; Sally and Wufei, as well as Quatre were there. Duo, for some reason, hadn't shown up yet, but Kana's parents were there, talking to Trowa.
"She was our only daughter. It pains us to see her go. But."
Her father looked to Trowa and placed his hand on his shoulder.
".at least she was happy, with you by her side."
Kana's mother bent down and hugged her granddaughter.
"I'm sure you'll grow up to be just as pretty and as kind as your mother."
Sakura, in her small black dress, hugged her back, since she finally understood what had been going on, and cried on her grandmother's shoulder.
She stroked Sakura's soft black hair, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief she pulled out of her purse. But then, she had to wipe her own tears, which she didn't realize were silently streaming down her face.
"Trowa."
Trowa looked to the side, away from Kana's parents to see who had called his name.
Then he saw Duo, Hilde, and a young boy, who had Hilde's black hair with Duo's dark blue eyes, who was hanging on to her hand, walking towards them.
"Duo, I wasn't sure if you would come."
"Of course I would. I need to support my friends."
Hilde came up and hugged Trowa.
"I'm so sorry for your loss. She was such a good friend."
She let go of him, only to look around.
"Where's Devon?"
She spotted him and Sakura standing together near Kana's gravestone. He had his arms around her, since she was crying softly.
"Mommy."
Trowa walked over to her and picked her up. She was now sobbing into his chest.
"Poor thing, now all she has is her dad."
Hilde said quietly so that only Duo could hear.
"Yeah, it's a shame. I wish we could do something about it, but we just can't."
Devon walked over to Hilde and grabbed her hand tightly, looking up at her with sad eyes.
She bent down and hugged him, and whispered in his ear, "You want to do something to help Sakura out, huh?"
He nodded, tears forming in his eyes.
"Then, would you like to go over to play sometime?"
He nodded again.
She smiled softly and stood up. She whispered it into Duo's ear, and he walked over to Trowa to ask.
"Trowa, I think I know something that can help Sakura."
Trowa turned his head to Duo, Sakura still crying on his shoulder.
"What is it then?"
"Maybe Devon can come over sometime, to play with Sakura. That should cheer her up, even if it's just a little bit."
Her crying slowly stopped, and she looked at Duo, his surprise in her eyes.
"Yes, that'd probably help," Trowa said in agreement.
He turned to Sakura and asked, "Is that okay with you?"
She nodded and hugged Trowa's neck. Her scent reminded him of Kana, the first time they kissed.
Her hugged her tighter and looked sadly towards the ground.
"Kana, Mommy wanted me to tell you before she died.that she loves you, and always will."
Sakura flashed a tiny smile when she heard this.
It was the only good think she heard all day, besides the fact that Devon would be coming over to play with her.
She knew that her mother really loved her, and she was happy for it.
Trowa set her down, being that she was becoming heavy in his arms. He held her hand as they both looked at Kana's gravestone, which said:
Kana Takeuchi Barton
A Loving Wife and Mother
Who Will Always Be Remembered
A.C. 181- A.C. 205
Trowa remembered when he first met Kana, that one summer day after their performance, and how he didn't think much of her then. But, somehow, he grew to love her, and she grew to love him. And all of the obstacles they faced, together. Thinking of these memories made him smile inside, but it was then shattered by a horrible truth; she wouldn't be there for him anymore.
Although this left him sad, he never stopped thinking about her, her warmth, her smile, her love. The sands of time and the two worlds couldn't separate them, in heart and spirit.
As he slowly came to terms with himself, he gripped Sakura's hand, and said, "Let's go home now."
They walked to their car together, and drove home, both lingering with the loving memories of Kana.
A/N: OMG. That's the last chapter!!! - -; I'm sorry I couldn't post this sooner, but writer's block just consumed me and took over!!! lol anyways, I hope u guys enjoyed it while it lasted. It was fun writing this. ^ ^ l4t3rz!
Chapter 4
Trowa walked solemnly down the lonely sidewalk, on his way to pick up Sakura, and tell her the sad news. Since he had left the hospital, the sky had become gray with clouds, and it was drizzling slightly.
"Just my luck," he muttered to himself.
He was looking down, with his hands in his pockets.
At the corner, he could see his daughter hugging the teacher goodbye, with a bright smile on her face.
"Daddy!" she exclaimed as she ran up to him. Only this time, he didn't gather her up in his arms. Instead, he just knelt down and said, "Hey sweetie."
Sakura was confused, looking around.
"Where's Mommy?"
This struck a cord in Trowa's heart. He had to tell her, but it pained him to do so. He wanted everything to be a dream, a bad dream that he wanted to wake up from. But it wasn't a dream. This was real. Kana had died right next to him.
So he hugged Sakura tightly and said softly, "Mommy.she's."
He had a hard time getting the words to come out. His voice was breaking.
".she's.not coming back."
"What do you mean?" she asked, still confused.
Trowa's chest was aching. He felt his heart try to burst out of his chest in agony.
"Please make the pain go away." he thought to himself.
"She's gone, and won't come back. I'm sorry, Sakura."
He hugged her tighter, hot tears steaming down his flushed cheeks.
~*~*~*~
The funeral was somber and quiet. Everyone they knew showed up to support Trowa and Sakura. Catherine was silently sitting by the gravestone of her little sister-in-law, which was decorated with colorful roses and carnations. Heero and Relena had stopped by; Sally and Wufei, as well as Quatre were there. Duo, for some reason, hadn't shown up yet, but Kana's parents were there, talking to Trowa.
"She was our only daughter. It pains us to see her go. But."
Her father looked to Trowa and placed his hand on his shoulder.
".at least she was happy, with you by her side."
Kana's mother bent down and hugged her granddaughter.
"I'm sure you'll grow up to be just as pretty and as kind as your mother."
Sakura, in her small black dress, hugged her back, since she finally understood what had been going on, and cried on her grandmother's shoulder.
She stroked Sakura's soft black hair, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief she pulled out of her purse. But then, she had to wipe her own tears, which she didn't realize were silently streaming down her face.
"Trowa."
Trowa looked to the side, away from Kana's parents to see who had called his name.
Then he saw Duo, Hilde, and a young boy, who had Hilde's black hair with Duo's dark blue eyes, who was hanging on to her hand, walking towards them.
"Duo, I wasn't sure if you would come."
"Of course I would. I need to support my friends."
Hilde came up and hugged Trowa.
"I'm so sorry for your loss. She was such a good friend."
She let go of him, only to look around.
"Where's Devon?"
She spotted him and Sakura standing together near Kana's gravestone. He had his arms around her, since she was crying softly.
"Mommy."
Trowa walked over to her and picked her up. She was now sobbing into his chest.
"Poor thing, now all she has is her dad."
Hilde said quietly so that only Duo could hear.
"Yeah, it's a shame. I wish we could do something about it, but we just can't."
Devon walked over to Hilde and grabbed her hand tightly, looking up at her with sad eyes.
She bent down and hugged him, and whispered in his ear, "You want to do something to help Sakura out, huh?"
He nodded, tears forming in his eyes.
"Then, would you like to go over to play sometime?"
He nodded again.
She smiled softly and stood up. She whispered it into Duo's ear, and he walked over to Trowa to ask.
"Trowa, I think I know something that can help Sakura."
Trowa turned his head to Duo, Sakura still crying on his shoulder.
"What is it then?"
"Maybe Devon can come over sometime, to play with Sakura. That should cheer her up, even if it's just a little bit."
Her crying slowly stopped, and she looked at Duo, his surprise in her eyes.
"Yes, that'd probably help," Trowa said in agreement.
He turned to Sakura and asked, "Is that okay with you?"
She nodded and hugged Trowa's neck. Her scent reminded him of Kana, the first time they kissed.
Her hugged her tighter and looked sadly towards the ground.
"Kana, Mommy wanted me to tell you before she died.that she loves you, and always will."
Sakura flashed a tiny smile when she heard this.
It was the only good think she heard all day, besides the fact that Devon would be coming over to play with her.
She knew that her mother really loved her, and she was happy for it.
Trowa set her down, being that she was becoming heavy in his arms. He held her hand as they both looked at Kana's gravestone, which said:
Kana Takeuchi Barton
A Loving Wife and Mother
Who Will Always Be Remembered
A.C. 181- A.C. 205
Trowa remembered when he first met Kana, that one summer day after their performance, and how he didn't think much of her then. But, somehow, he grew to love her, and she grew to love him. And all of the obstacles they faced, together. Thinking of these memories made him smile inside, but it was then shattered by a horrible truth; she wouldn't be there for him anymore.
Although this left him sad, he never stopped thinking about her, her warmth, her smile, her love. The sands of time and the two worlds couldn't separate them, in heart and spirit.
As he slowly came to terms with himself, he gripped Sakura's hand, and said, "Let's go home now."
They walked to their car together, and drove home, both lingering with the loving memories of Kana.
A/N: OMG. That's the last chapter!!! - -; I'm sorry I couldn't post this sooner, but writer's block just consumed me and took over!!! lol anyways, I hope u guys enjoyed it while it lasted. It was fun writing this. ^ ^ l4t3rz!