Chap. 5: ""A Second Chance

Author's note: Okay. Okay I couldn't leave ya'll hanging. I mean I'm not that evil! I try to be but I'm a softy at heart! LOL I love my happy endings as well.

You guys are so lucky, I couldn't find the folder for this story. I thought I had accidentally deleted it but then I remembered that right name the folder was under! God I need to rest! LOL

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Story…

The wind whipped Syaoran's hair over his eyes. Reaching up, he brushed them away. Turning slowly, he looked the man who hadn't said a word throughout his story. He wondered if he thought him the murderer he knew he was. "It's a shame that you were sleeping the night she came to the orphanage," the stranger said getting an odd look from him. He laughed softly knowing Syaoran was wondering what he was talking about, "Just think," he murmured looking at Syaoran. "If you had woken up just five minutes earlier than you did would have caught her" shaking his head sadly he rubbed his hands together.

"What are you talking about?" He asked in a hard tone. It has started to snow a little harder, and it was getting unbearably cold out.

"What I'm saying is," he whispered turning to Syaoran. He looked at the man with sadness in his eyes. "How everything is based on time. I'm sorry about your loss," he whispered patting Syaoran's back in a friendly gesture.

Syaoran watched him walk off wondering if he was some kind of nut. He had poured his heart out to the man telling him his and Sakura's story. It was brief but it showed their love nonetheless. "I have one question to ask you" the man pausing in mid step.

"What's that?"

"Would you give all the power you have now just to have her in your life?" he asked and Syaoran knew what he meant. The morning he woke up, his so-called boss had turned out to be his father. The only reason he took the man's offer was because he wanted to make Sakura know how it felt.

"In a heart beat. I've got nothing," he answered turning from the man.

"Make her wait for you for three days. You'll truly know if she loves you" he heard the man laugh walking off. Syaoran didn't watch him go, he just stared at the winkling lights of Tokyo. Suppressing a sigh, he closed his eyes and leaned heavily against the rusty railing.

"I would give anything' he whispered when the wind whipped around his lonely form. He heard a crunching sound, and looked up. Before he could move the railing gave way sending him flying over the edge. "Shit!" he shouted before everything went black.

He hit the ice with a sickening thud, breaking through he sank to the shadowy depths as his blood mixed with the bitingly cold water…

The same old man walked to the edge. Looking over it, he shook his head, "You're one of the few lucky ones" He whispered before vanishing into thin air.

Six Years Earlier…

A thud sounded on the roof when something heavy hit it. Syaoran groaned getting off the floor, he nearly fell again when he tripped over the blanket. Untangling himself, he rubbed the bump on his head. That had been the weirdest dream ever, looking out the window he saw that it was storming. "So much for going out tonight," he whispered when his phone started to ring.

Ignoring it, he walked towards the door. He was starving, and he needed do something to get his mind off the dream and Sakura. He couldn't believe he had been so cruel. "I'll never be like that," he whispered shaking his head in disgust. "But I wouldn't have a chance because she doesn't want me anyways" he whispered sadly. The ringing of his phone echoed to him but he chooses to ignore it. No one important would be calling him at a time like this.

He heard Yelen yell something but couldn't make it out. Shaking his head, he ran his hand through his hair. This place was too nosy. If he stayed here he was going to take up Jamie's offer and move out. "Syaoran!" one of the ladies gasp looking at him.

"What?" he asked seeing her wide eyes. He nearly jumped out of skin hearing her scream his name.

"I thought Yelen said you weren't here," she answered he gave her lost look. He'd been home all day; he hadn't left in hopes that this would be the day Sakura came back. "A young lady was just here to see you"

"What was her name?" he barked making her jump. Yelen appeared at the door, and felt alarmed when his glare landed on her. "What?"

"Sakura" a little girl answered pointing at the door. "She's going through the gate now" Syaoran hurried over to the door and pushed the screen back. Those on the porch jumped from the bang when it collided with the wall. He came to a halt at the edge watching the figure walk towards the gate.

He opened his mouth to call her but the words were stuck. The cold wind howled, bending the trees from the force in which it blew. He locked eyes with her driver, the man obviously noticed him. "Sakura!" he shouted finally getting the words out his mouth. Her body force, and her foot fell to the ground like lead.

Spinning around, she stared at him. Her heart jumped to her throat, and she felt new tears start. She couldn't believe it was actually he. Shivering from the cold, she walked slowly towards the house. She was soaked, and her dress felt like it was dragging her down. "Syaoran" she cried but stopped herself from continuing. He had been in the house all that time and never made it seem so.

Seeing her stop, he walked slowly down the steps. He hadn't any shoes on and the ground was cold beneath his feet. The rain soaked him before he even reached her. "What are you doing here?" he asked in a soft tone. He looked at her and saw his dream, and it told him that if he let her go it would happen.

"I was wrong' she answered simply. He didn't feel anything in her voice; staring into her eyes he still saw uncertainty.

"About what?" he watched the water run down her flushed cheeks. Her eyes were red from crying.

"I betrayed you," she answered making him frown.

"You did," he answered simply. His tone hard, she looked into his eyes and saw that she had hurt him.

"And I'm sorry" she answered reaching out to touch his cheek. She felt pain when he flinched at her touch.

"Does your family know you're here?" he asked her, she shook her head that they didn't, "Do you know what kind of life I lead?" she shook her head that she didn't. "What will they do if they found out about us? They already forbid it, are you willing to give up what you know to be with me, in my world?" She hadn't thought about that. She didn't know to answer him, she didn't know. "There that's your answer, silence," he concluded, she choked back a sob shaking her head.

"No it's not. I'm willing, I am. I love you," she said in a hoarse tone. "If I didn't I wouldn't have come" she said trying to make him see. "Don't you believe me?"

"You didn't when I told you I loved you" she winced visibly, feeling horrible. "Sakura go home" he told her though he wanted nothing more to kiss her to death. "When you're ready to be with the real me come back," he told her in a firm tone pointing at the limo that was waiting for her.

"What is the real you? According to you I fell in love with the real you" she shot back clenching her fists. "Are you changing you words now?"

"You did fall in supposedly love with me" he barked angrily. "Listen, everything I did and told you was the truth. You have to decide if you could survive living with a poor man. When your family finds out about your decision what do you think they are going to do?" she knew what they would do. They were going to disown her, was she willing to loose what was left of her family to be with him? "Go home. If you're willing then you know where to find me"

"Syaoran" she cried when he turned. She stood where she was and watched him walk away. He didn't look back, closing her eyes she turned and walked numbly back to the limo. Syaoran ignored the way everyone looked at him as he made his way up the stairs. They watched when the black limo pulled off disappearing in the distance.

Home…

Sakura looked at the door, it was obvious the party was long over. When she walked up to the door it opened. Rose gasp in shock looking at her drench form, "Mistress" she said rushing Sakura inside.

"Rose get a towel, we want a word with Sakura" Celina said in a stern tone looking at Sakura's drench form. Kenji started for her but Sakura held her hand up making him come to a halt. "I think we deserve an explanation"

"Do you?" Sakura raised her brows at them. This surprised them; they wondered what had happened to her. "Well?"

"I believe we do" Han answered stepping forward. "We had a very important announcement to make tonight but you disappeared. Do you know how foolish we looked?" Sakura gave a cruel laugh wondering if they were so blind.

"I don't care" she answered looking at them. Syaoran thought she had family to loose but she had nothing. The only thing she was going to miss was being in her home, her parents' home. She knew that she would have it all when she reached twenty-one though. They couldn't do anything to the house unless they had her consent. Everything had to go through her, the power she needed had always been in her hand.

"You should care" Kenji spoke, "You'll be my fiancée soon you should"

"Is that the announcement? Do you think I would ever marry you?" she yelled making them jump. She had never risen her voice before, "Because of you I almost lost the most important thing in my life" she knew now that she could live with Syaoran. Sure they would be poor for three years but after that they would be set.

"Young lady"

"Be quiet!" she told Han in a stern tone. "I'm giving you a day to get my father's lawyers here for a meeting. Then I shall be leaving"

"Where do you think you'll be going?"

"I'm going to live with Syaoran" she answered not caring.

"We forbid it"

"You are in room to forbid anything" she walked past them and up the stairs.

"You're going to regret this Sakura." Celina called from the bottom of the steps. "If she thinks she's just going to walk out and take Kay Corp she's got another thing coming"

Syaoran…Three days later

Since the day he sent Sakura home it had been raining. He wondered when the weather would ease up and give them a break. No matter how hard it rained the house was always packed with neighbors. "Hey you cheat!" Mei Lin accused Jamie slapping him. He laughed moving away from her.

"Have you?" Max asked Jamie who looked down. "Get out of the room" he laughed, Jamie grinned doing as he was told. He looked at his friend who was leaning at the kitchen door. Stepping beside him, he looked inside.

"What's so interesting?" he asked softly glancing around. The only thing he saw were women cooking.

"Nothing" Syaoran answered his arms folded over his chest. Yelen turned and looked at him, she smiled softly. He wasn't upset with her longer, they had talked it out and it was now out of the way. He knew why she did it; it was just to protect him.

"Syaoran, can you run to the store for me? I'm short of meat," she asked wiping her hands on her apron. He shook his head, "I need two chickens and beef. You know the kind I always buy"

"Okay. If Sakura comes, don't allow her to enter" he said surprising them. They looked outside at the rain, "I want to talk to her first"

"Okay. I'll tell the children," she answered shaking her head. He smiled at her winking.

"You coming, you got kicked out of the game and I could use the company" Jamie smiled walking off with him. When they came to the porch, they looked at the people sitting on it. Sometimes he wondered if this was a home for everybody not just children.

They got in his car, and he pulled off. The people on the porch looked up when he sped off down the wet road. "One of these days he's gonna have to slow down" a lady spoke shaking her head slowly. "They should have named him speedy" at that they laughed believing she was right.

Hearing the sound of a car pulling up, they looked at the gate only to see a black limo pull up. The door opened, and Yelen walked out with Mei Lin behind her. She opened her umbrella and walked toward the car. They watched her talk with the driver before turning around.

Sakura looked up when her driver opened the door, "Ma'am. She said that you couldn't enter until Mr. Li returns. He went to the store," he said in a sad tone. "I'm afraid I must go" she smiled at him shaking her head. Her aunt had only given him a certain amount of time to get home or he would be fired.

"I understand. Can you take my bags up the house?" she asked him in a soft tone. She looked at the small two-story house and took a deep breath. Things hadn't gone well when she met with the lawyers. There was a chance Han could take everything from her but she didn't care. She wanted to be with Syaoran.

She took all of my mother's most precious possessions and what she could from her room. Only a few nice dresses were in her stuff. She was sure she wasn't going to need them. She only had three trunks with her. She watched the driver wheel them up to the house were some men helped him place them unto the porch.

When he returned, he held out his hand for her. She took her smaller suitcase and her white umbrella. Her gray heels touched the soaked ground, getting out she opened it. She was dressed in a gray business suit with a pale pink shirt underneath since as she was coming form the lawyer's office. She was going to have to fight Han and Celina for her father's company.

Rose had fixed her hair into the last elegant style. It was swept up atop her head in a loose bun, held in place by diamond barrettes. Looking at the house she turned to her driver, "I'm going to miss you" she whispered sadly.

"As am I. Don't worry I'll have Rika drive your car to you" he whispered making her nod. Pulling back she placed a kiss on his cheek. He smiled, "I pray you'll be happy here" he whispered.

"I will," she answered walking past him. She walked through the gate, and didn't look back. Placing her suitcase down, she sat on it elegantly and stared at the house. She saw them looking at her. She wondered if they would shun her like her kind had Syaoran.

She was doing the right thing; she wanted him more than life itself. She sighed and closed her eyes. If he turned her away she wouldn't have anywhere to go. She couldn't even finish college because they had blocked her funds. She was going to have to get a job. "A job" she whispered, a smile touching her lips. This was surely going to be a whole new world to her.

Hearing the engine of a car, she turned slightly only to see Syaoran pull in. Her pulse quickened knowing that this would decide her faith.

Getting out the car, he looked at the small form sitting in front of the house with a white umbrella. Jamie took the bags, and smiled at him walking towards the house. Sighing he held back a smile and made his way across the grass. "So you came back?" he said making her look at him, sticking her aristocrat nose in the air.

"Of course" she answered standing up. "You didn't think I would?" she asked eyeing him closely.

"I didn't know," he answered truthfully. It seemed like his dream had been right after all. He had been telling the truth this was the third day. "What took you so long?" He smiled making her sigh in relief.

"I had a lot to do" she giggled when the wind picked up whipping her umbrella out of her hands. She gasp then laughed staring into his eyes. "Will you have me? I haven't anywhere to go" he was surprised.

"They kicked you out?" she looked down and shook her head.

"Yeah. All I have is this and those over there. I have to go to trial to fight for my father's company" she continued and he frowned. He hadn't thought she would have given up that for him.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked with a serious expression. She looked at him, and shook her head.

"I do—I love you Syaoran. All of you" he smiled reaching up to caress her cheek. Sighing at his touch, she knew she would do this a thousand times if it meant being with him.

"I love you too, with all my heart" he whispered bending his head. She tiptoed and kissed him back with all she was feeling. The people on the porch watched them, and sighed. They thought it was a cute site until both of them got sick.

"Get in the house before both of you catch your deaths" an old woman chided making them break apart and laugh. Syaoran gave her another kiss then another she giggled returning them.

"Come on. I want to meet my family," he said the words she had been trying to get him to say when they were together. Finally she was going to meet them, though she'd already met Yelen who didn't like her.

Walking unto the porch they were handed towels by a little boy. "Thank you" Sakura smiled at him, he returned it showing his missing front teeth. Mei Lin looked at the two of them and thought they were the oddest couple ever. This she kept to herself however, she was going to enjoy watching this rich girl fit into her world.

"Sakura, I want you to meet Mei Lin. She's like a sister to me" he said making her step forward. Sakura remembered him talking about her; she was supposed to meet her when she came back from a business trip.

"How do you do?" Sakura asked her, Mei Lin bit back a smile.

"Why fine thank you" Sakura knew that she was being mocked. Syaoran shot her a look, and she sobered.

"You don't remember me do you?" Mei Lin asked Sakura who shook her head. "The girl from the bathroom that day in the mall. My friend was being nosy, I think you were hiding from some guy" Sakura's eyes widened when it dawned on her.

"Oh that was you?" she asked in disbelief.

"Yep. Hey it's nice to finally meet the girl he fell in love with" she answered in a friendly tone. "I guess I'm the one who's going to be teaching you the ropes around here," she continued in a thoughtful tone.

"No you won't" Syaoran growled. Mei Lin looked at him innocently but Syaoran saw horns sprout atop her head. "Come Sakura I want to meet Jamie and my mother again properly" he dragged her away from Mei Lin who laughed. Sakura looked at her and smiled, Mei Lin winked at her.

"What's the ropes?" she asked Syaoran, who look at her when they came to the kitchen. "Well aren't you going to tell me?" she inquired politely. She moved back when a little girl ran through them.

"You're not going to learn the ropes," he answered simply; reaching up he touched her cheek and smiled. "There's no need" she shook her head and turned to face the kitchen. She looked at the young man who was smiling at her.

"Wow Syaoran. Is there anymore where you got her from?" he teased, making Sakura flush.

"No one of a kind. Sakura meet Jamie my best friend" Jamie bowed gallantly to Sakura, who laughed in amusement.

"It's a pleasure my lady" he said straightening. He looked at Mei Lin's glare and gulped. "Hey Mei Lin" he called running after her. Sakura watched him go, his voice drowned out by the noise.

"He loves her and she him they're just stupid right now" she shook her head in understanding when Yelen walked up to her. She looked at the lady who had lied to her about Syaoran's whereabouts.

"I was only protecting him," Yelen said in a firm tone. "I didn't want to see him get hurt again"

"I understand" Sakura replied softly. She did understand if she were a mother she would have done the same thing.

"Good. If you'll excuse me I must continue with cooking" Sakura would have offered to help if she knew how to cook. This was something she was going to have to learn how to do. She looked at the mess surrounding her in the kitchen. This was going to be hard getting used to.

"Come on" Syaoran took her hand, "You can't go around in such clothing. Your things were brought upstairs. Now that you're here I'm going to have to move out" he said to her walking down the short, dim hallway.

"I'm sorry" she apologized he laughed looking at her.

"I was planning on it sooner or later. You've just given me a reason to do it" he opened the door and she walked into his simply, tiny room. It was probably the size of her bathroom. "This what they call a bedroom in my world" he teased seeing her look around. She slapped him walking in; he closed the door behind him.

"Very funny" she looked her trunks that were resting over in the corner. She yelped when Syaoran pulled her towards him, staring into his eyes her breath caught. "Syaoran?" she whispered in shock seeing his amber poles grow misty. "What's the matter?" she asked worriedly touching his cheek.

"I had this dream" he answered softly taking her over to his bed. "It seemed so real" he continued when they sat down. "I hadn't woken up when you came and I missed you. The next time we saw each other I was so angry at you that I hurt you really badly" he said looking at her. Sakura didn't like the look in his eyes. "I took your life away and almost took mine," she gasp wondering what kind of nightmare he had.

"It wasn't real, I'm here with you right now"

"I'm glad. I don't ever want to loose you" he whispered bending his head, he gave her a soft kiss then hugged her to him. Sakura closed her eyes and returned the hug with all her might. He closed his eyes as well, and no matter how hard he tried he couldn't get the man out his mind.

"I love you too," she whispered sincerely thanking god that his dream hadn't become reality.

He had truly received a second chance…

Author's note: So what do you think? Hey I bet you'll love to see Sakura put on an apron and try to cook! LOL it should really be a site. Anyways I hope you enjoyed this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thank you for reading. Ja ne.