*Hi everyone! I've got some bad news. Angel's coming back with some news
concerning Cass! What's going to happen if she contests the adoption? Will
Sakura and Syaoran be able to keep the son they love so much, or will they
lose him forever?*
Fighting For My Family
Autumn was coming, and it was coming fast. Cass was ten months old, and had started trying to talk. Every day when Syaoran came home from work, Sakura had another story about how Cass had done something new. Tomoyo and Eriol frequently visited with Candidas, and the two families often spent time together. Syaoran was promoted at work, and his salary increased substantially. He and Sakura were thinking about buying a larger house with more bedrooms for when they decided to try and adopt a brother or sister for Cass.
"And then I turned my back for a second, and when I looked again, she did it!" Tomoyo cried excitedly, holding Candidas in her arms.
"She rolled over completely? She's so young!" Sakura replied, amazed.
"I told you from the start; that little girl's advanced!" Syaoran quipped, sipping his soda and relaxing on the couch beside Eriol. It was a normal Friday night at the Li house, pizza boxes scattered on the coffee table along with the baby food. There came a knock on the door, and Syaoran rose to answer it.
"Angel, what are you doing here?" Syaoran asked, trying to keep his voice low so Sakura and the others wouldn't hear. Standing with Angel was a tall man in a brown suit and another young man in his late teens or early twenties.
"We're here to take Cass." The tall man stated simply. The other man had his arm around Angel's waist, and looked at Syaoran with cold green eyes.
"You're doing no such thing! Who in the hell do you think you are?" Syaoran growled, his voice raising slightly. He felt Sakura walk up behind him, and he turned to see her confused face. In her arms was Cass, who had his head against Sakura's shoulder as he looked at his father.
"My name is Grant Nielsen, and I am Angel Carter and Marcus Sullivan's attorney." The man said, taking off his hat and nodding toward Sakura, who looked at him with confusion written on her face.
"Attorney? Angel, what's going on?" Sakura asked. Tomoyo and Eriol showed up behind Sakura, Candidas in hand. Angel's blue eyes were expressionless as she looked at the grief stricken face of Syaoran.
"I want my baby back." Angel stated, holding her arms out to Cass. Sakura hugged the baby to her as she gasped loudly. Syaoran stepped in front of Sakura, blocking Angel's view of her.
"I don't know how you think you can do that. You signed the adoption papers." Syaoran said, his voice still low and menacing. The man beside Angel stepped up, his eyes blazing.
"She did, but I didn't." he spat.
"Marcus. . . is Cass' biological father. He wasn't aware that Angel was pregnant when he left, and now that he knows he has a son, he wants to raise him with the baby's mother." Nielsen explained. Sakura poked her head out from behind Syaoran, who moved so she could confront Angel.
"You. . . you said you didn't want Cass. You said it would be too hard without Marcus. You gave him to US!" Sakura said, grief hanging in her voice.
"I thought I could handle the separation, but I couldn't. So I started looking for Marcus, to tell him he had a son. When he found out, Mr. Nielsen advised us to fight for custody. Now please give me my baby." Angel said, trying to keep from losing her cool. Her look was menacing, and she threw her arms out again, expecting Sakura to deliver the baby into her arms.
"Don't you dare come here and tell me you're taking our baby. He's ours now, and we will fight you until the end of our lives for him!" Syaoran bellowed, putting an arm around his wife and slamming the door in the visitor's faces. Turning around, Syaoran caught sight of Tomoyo and Eriol, who were holding Candidas and looking at the ground. Sakura was still holding Cass, but she was shaking. Syaoran took his cue and gently removed Cass from Sakura's grip.
"Can they really take him away?" Sakura whispered, looking to Eriol desperately.
"In all my experiences as an attorney. . . yes. They can. Marcus never signed the papers, so he legally has a right to the child. The adoption is null and void if he chooses to make it so." Eriol explained. That was all it took for Sakura, who sank to the floor in tears. A knock on the door sounded, and Syaoran opened it to Nielsen, who was alone.
"This is an order. We will make good on it, and take you to court for everything you have if you do not hand over the child to his rightful parents." Nielsen said, handing Syaoran a stack of court orders and the like. Syaoran almost slammed the door again, but Sakura stopped him.
"Give Cass to them, Syaoran." Sakura whispered, her voice expressing the breaking of her heart.
"What? Are you crazy? We can fight this, we can win!" Syaoran exclaimed. Sakura put her hand to Syaoran's mouth, silencing him.
"In a couple months, Cass will be talking. He's going to be calling us mommy and daddy. Do you think it's fair to him if we're selfish and try to keep him? If we lose, he goes with them. . . and I don't want him to be confused. We have no other choice." Sakura said, tears rolling down her face. Syaoran looked at his wife with pain in his amber eyes. He had never seen Sakura look so hopeless, so empty. Syaoran handed the papers back to Nielsen and once again closed the door.
Angel and Marcus were sitting in Nielsen's car when they saw the front door of the house open, and Sakura walk down the walkway with Syaoran, Cass in her arms. Angel got out of the car and stood beside it as Sakura stopped in front of her.
"He likes. . . itsy bitsy spider before going to bed. . . and you shouldn't feed him strawberries because he's allergic to them. This is his favorite. . . . his favorite bear. Put it in with him, and he'll sleep all night." Sakura said, trying to muster up the strength to steady her voice. Angel took Cass out of Sakura's arms and put him in the car with Marcus, not saying a word. Before getting into the car herself, she looked at Sakura and Syaoran apologetically.
"I'm really sorry." Angel muttered. Syaoran clenched his fists, his jaw set.
"You're sorry. . . you give away your baby, the baby YOU DIDN'T WANT! We took care of you, took you to doctor's appointments, GAVE YOU A HOME TO LIVE IN. This is how you thank us? By taking away our baby?!" Syaoran yelled, his face reddening. Sakura put her hand on Syaoran's shoulder, and he softened a bit.
"You better believe we're not giving up without a fight." Syaoran muttered, his eyes blazing with anger. Angel got into the car and closed the door.
"He cries when he's cold, he doesn't like spinach!" Sakura cried as the car pulled away, taking their son with it. Sakura collapsed into Syaoran's arms and sobbed as he watched the car fade into the distance. As soon as it began, it was over. The Li's were childless once again.
*Short, but I think you get the point. Angel has Cass now, and there's nothing Sakura and Syaoran can do about it. Will they be able to survive the loss, or will Cass' leaving drive them apart? Thanks, and please review this chapter!*
Fighting For My Family
Autumn was coming, and it was coming fast. Cass was ten months old, and had started trying to talk. Every day when Syaoran came home from work, Sakura had another story about how Cass had done something new. Tomoyo and Eriol frequently visited with Candidas, and the two families often spent time together. Syaoran was promoted at work, and his salary increased substantially. He and Sakura were thinking about buying a larger house with more bedrooms for when they decided to try and adopt a brother or sister for Cass.
"And then I turned my back for a second, and when I looked again, she did it!" Tomoyo cried excitedly, holding Candidas in her arms.
"She rolled over completely? She's so young!" Sakura replied, amazed.
"I told you from the start; that little girl's advanced!" Syaoran quipped, sipping his soda and relaxing on the couch beside Eriol. It was a normal Friday night at the Li house, pizza boxes scattered on the coffee table along with the baby food. There came a knock on the door, and Syaoran rose to answer it.
"Angel, what are you doing here?" Syaoran asked, trying to keep his voice low so Sakura and the others wouldn't hear. Standing with Angel was a tall man in a brown suit and another young man in his late teens or early twenties.
"We're here to take Cass." The tall man stated simply. The other man had his arm around Angel's waist, and looked at Syaoran with cold green eyes.
"You're doing no such thing! Who in the hell do you think you are?" Syaoran growled, his voice raising slightly. He felt Sakura walk up behind him, and he turned to see her confused face. In her arms was Cass, who had his head against Sakura's shoulder as he looked at his father.
"My name is Grant Nielsen, and I am Angel Carter and Marcus Sullivan's attorney." The man said, taking off his hat and nodding toward Sakura, who looked at him with confusion written on her face.
"Attorney? Angel, what's going on?" Sakura asked. Tomoyo and Eriol showed up behind Sakura, Candidas in hand. Angel's blue eyes were expressionless as she looked at the grief stricken face of Syaoran.
"I want my baby back." Angel stated, holding her arms out to Cass. Sakura hugged the baby to her as she gasped loudly. Syaoran stepped in front of Sakura, blocking Angel's view of her.
"I don't know how you think you can do that. You signed the adoption papers." Syaoran said, his voice still low and menacing. The man beside Angel stepped up, his eyes blazing.
"She did, but I didn't." he spat.
"Marcus. . . is Cass' biological father. He wasn't aware that Angel was pregnant when he left, and now that he knows he has a son, he wants to raise him with the baby's mother." Nielsen explained. Sakura poked her head out from behind Syaoran, who moved so she could confront Angel.
"You. . . you said you didn't want Cass. You said it would be too hard without Marcus. You gave him to US!" Sakura said, grief hanging in her voice.
"I thought I could handle the separation, but I couldn't. So I started looking for Marcus, to tell him he had a son. When he found out, Mr. Nielsen advised us to fight for custody. Now please give me my baby." Angel said, trying to keep from losing her cool. Her look was menacing, and she threw her arms out again, expecting Sakura to deliver the baby into her arms.
"Don't you dare come here and tell me you're taking our baby. He's ours now, and we will fight you until the end of our lives for him!" Syaoran bellowed, putting an arm around his wife and slamming the door in the visitor's faces. Turning around, Syaoran caught sight of Tomoyo and Eriol, who were holding Candidas and looking at the ground. Sakura was still holding Cass, but she was shaking. Syaoran took his cue and gently removed Cass from Sakura's grip.
"Can they really take him away?" Sakura whispered, looking to Eriol desperately.
"In all my experiences as an attorney. . . yes. They can. Marcus never signed the papers, so he legally has a right to the child. The adoption is null and void if he chooses to make it so." Eriol explained. That was all it took for Sakura, who sank to the floor in tears. A knock on the door sounded, and Syaoran opened it to Nielsen, who was alone.
"This is an order. We will make good on it, and take you to court for everything you have if you do not hand over the child to his rightful parents." Nielsen said, handing Syaoran a stack of court orders and the like. Syaoran almost slammed the door again, but Sakura stopped him.
"Give Cass to them, Syaoran." Sakura whispered, her voice expressing the breaking of her heart.
"What? Are you crazy? We can fight this, we can win!" Syaoran exclaimed. Sakura put her hand to Syaoran's mouth, silencing him.
"In a couple months, Cass will be talking. He's going to be calling us mommy and daddy. Do you think it's fair to him if we're selfish and try to keep him? If we lose, he goes with them. . . and I don't want him to be confused. We have no other choice." Sakura said, tears rolling down her face. Syaoran looked at his wife with pain in his amber eyes. He had never seen Sakura look so hopeless, so empty. Syaoran handed the papers back to Nielsen and once again closed the door.
Angel and Marcus were sitting in Nielsen's car when they saw the front door of the house open, and Sakura walk down the walkway with Syaoran, Cass in her arms. Angel got out of the car and stood beside it as Sakura stopped in front of her.
"He likes. . . itsy bitsy spider before going to bed. . . and you shouldn't feed him strawberries because he's allergic to them. This is his favorite. . . . his favorite bear. Put it in with him, and he'll sleep all night." Sakura said, trying to muster up the strength to steady her voice. Angel took Cass out of Sakura's arms and put him in the car with Marcus, not saying a word. Before getting into the car herself, she looked at Sakura and Syaoran apologetically.
"I'm really sorry." Angel muttered. Syaoran clenched his fists, his jaw set.
"You're sorry. . . you give away your baby, the baby YOU DIDN'T WANT! We took care of you, took you to doctor's appointments, GAVE YOU A HOME TO LIVE IN. This is how you thank us? By taking away our baby?!" Syaoran yelled, his face reddening. Sakura put her hand on Syaoran's shoulder, and he softened a bit.
"You better believe we're not giving up without a fight." Syaoran muttered, his eyes blazing with anger. Angel got into the car and closed the door.
"He cries when he's cold, he doesn't like spinach!" Sakura cried as the car pulled away, taking their son with it. Sakura collapsed into Syaoran's arms and sobbed as he watched the car fade into the distance. As soon as it began, it was over. The Li's were childless once again.
*Short, but I think you get the point. Angel has Cass now, and there's nothing Sakura and Syaoran can do about it. Will they be able to survive the loss, or will Cass' leaving drive them apart? Thanks, and please review this chapter!*