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Fighting For My Family
Intense pain. Syaoran couldn't concentrate on anything else but the pain he felt in his side. It felt like he had been stung by a bee, but the bee had stung him with a spear rather than a stinger. Amber eyes opened to see a room devoid of color. The walls were a grimy white color, pieces of it falling onto the floor. Struggling to sit up, Syaoran winced in pain. A pair of small hands gently pushed him back down, and touched his feverish forehead.
"Shhhh. . . Mr. Li you are in good hands." A familiar voice soothed. Syaoran reached up, grabbing the arm of the person sitting with him, his eyes still a bit unfocused.
"Who. . . " Syaoran started. The hand gently covered his mouth, silencing him.
"Don't talk. You need your rest." The voice whispered, stroking Syaoran's hair until he finally drifted back to sleep.
Sakura slept in the chair beside Cass' bed, Aksana curled up in her arms. All three of them slept quietly until the door creaked. Sakura's green eyes opened quickly, expecting Syaoran to walk through the door, an apologetic smile on his face. She was disappointed to see Eriol walk in, a teddy bear for Cass in his hand. He set the little toy beside the unconscious boy and sat down next to Sakura, who handed Aksana to Eriol.
"Have you heard anything?" Sakura whispered. Eriol shook his head, and Sakura's shoulders slumped.
"I'm sure he's going to be on the next flight home." Eriol replied. Sakura nodded slightly and unconsciously touched her stomach.
"I heard you were expecting. It's a miracle, you know." Eriol continued softly. Sakura's lips curled into a smile, and she nodded.
"I know. Everyone has been telling me that since I found out. I just wish I could tell Syaoran." Sakura said. She checked on Cass' bandages, taping a stray piece of gauze.
"Just be patient. He's coming back. I doubt he would let you have all the fun raising these little ones anyway." Eriol replied, making Sakura smile again. Little ones. She and Syaoran had little ones.
Syaoran awoke once again, sweat covering his forehead. He looked around, allowing his eyes to focus before trying again to get up. He felt the pain in his side, and again winced as he tried to sit up. Again, he felt hands trying to push him down, but he grabbed a slim arm and looked at the person's face. His amber eyes widened slightly as he came face to face with Anastasia.
"What. . . what are you doing here? What in the hell is going on? Where's Aksana and my cousin?" Syaoran asked, his questions rushing from his lips.
"My supporters and I saved you from a world of pain worse than you could ever know. The men who had kidnapped you belonged to a group with no other goal than to keep all the orphans in Russia. When they found you were taking one of the 'Children of Russia' they watched you and learned everything they could about when you would depart. They were planning on taking the child, but you stopped them." Anastasia explained. Syaoran sighed heavily. This was supposed to be easier than adopting in the U.S.
"When we were rescuing you, a bullet from one of my men's guns ricocheted off the roof of the van you were in and struck you in the side. We brought you here, to our surgeon. He has taken out the bullet, and you should be recovered in several weeks." Anastasia finished, looking at Syaoran as he scowled.
"I hope you are not angry. We have scheduled a flight for you to leave tonight at midnight." Anastasia murmured. Syaoran's eyes softened.
"It's alright, I have a habit of scowling. Thank you for helping me, Anastasia." Syaoran answered, swinging his legs off of the bed. Anastasia reached for a brown sweater, handing it to Syaoran. It had a hole near the collar, and looked a bit worn out, but Syaoran saw his blood-soaked shirt in the corner and decided it was good enough for him.
"When do I leave?" Syaoran asked.
Eriol was sleeping next to Tomoyo, his arm wrapped around her waist as she dreamed peacefully beside him. Cass had been taken off the respirator late that night, and Sakura had spent the night with him again. Aksana was staying with Eriol and Tomoyo, sharing a bed with Candidas. The phone rang, and Eriol muttered something about people calling at four in the morning.
"Hello?" Eriol said groggily. His eyes opened wide and he sat straight up when Syaoran's voice spoke on the other end. Tomoyo woke up as well, leaning her head against Eriol's chest as he talked to his cousin.
"I called the house, and Sakura didn't answer." Syaoran said into the payphone. He was leaning against the wall of the airport, a tired expression on his face. He had spent hours on the flight, and when he touched down in San Francisco, it was four in the morning.
"She's at the hospital. I'm coming to get you. I'll explain what's going on when I get there." Eriol replied, hanging up the phone. Tomoyo got out of bed and stretched, then put on some jeans and a shirt.
"Let's get the girls." Eriol directed, pulling on some clothes himself, and then heading out the door.
"What's going on? Why's Sakura in the hospital?" Syaoran asked worriedly as he gingerly got into the car. Aksana hugged her father, who grimaced, but didn't make any noise.
"Cass was taken to the hospital a couple days ago. There was a fire, and he was injured." Tomoyo replied. Syaoran's eyes bugged out, and his scowl deepened.
"Those bastards hurt him. I will see to it that they never see him again." Syaoran said darkly, his thoughts drifting to the Angel and the way she betrayed him and Sakura.
"They're dead, Syaoran. Angel killed him, and then tried to kill herself and Cass by setting the apartment on fire." Eriol whispered.
"Oh my God. . . he's alright though, right?" Syaoran asked, worry setting in. He loved that little boy more than anything in the world, and losing him twice would break his heart.
"Talk to Sakura, we're here." Tomoyo said softly as the car stopped in front of the hospital. Syaoran got out of the car and walked with Aksana into the quiet building. He found where Cass was recovering, and walked slowly with his sleepy daughter down the hall. Tomoyo, Eriol and Candidas waited in the hall while Syaoran and Aksana walked in. Syaoran spied Sakura sleeping in a chair, her angelic face marred with worry. He walked over to his wife and kissed her gently, moving her hair from her eyes. Green orbs opened, and met with Syaoran's ocher ones.
"Syaoran!" Sakura half whispered, embracing him hard. Syaoran winced in pain, and Sakura backed away. He pulled up the brown sweater, revealing his bandaged side. Sakura gasped, and Tomoyo poked her head into the room.
"Take Aksana for a moment." Sakura ordered quietly. Aksana obeyed her mother, leaving the room with Tomoyo. Sakura tenderly pulled the bandage off Syaoran's side to reveal a stitched up wound.
"I got shot." Syaoran explained, eliciting a cry of shock from his wife.
"God, Syaoran. I thought I'd never see you again." Sakura whimpered, standing and looking up into his eyes with her own tear-filled ones. Syaoran cupped her face in his hands and shook his head.
"Never. I am never going to leave you. Ever. We have a daughter now." Syaoran replied, kissing her passionately. Sakura relished the kiss for a moment, the pulled away, leaving Syaoran confused.
"We have a son too. Cass has no other biological ties, so I adopted him again. You know what happened, I assume." Sakura added, making Syaoran's eyes widen and slightly water. His son was his again. He walked over to the bed containing the small child, who was breathing on his own and sleeping peacefully.
"This is perfect. We have a son and a daughter now. Isn't this everything you could ever ask for?" Syaoran mused, touching Cass' bandaged arm gently. Sakura smiled slightly and hugged Syaoran from behind.
"I have another surprise for you, Syaoran." Sakura whispered into her husband's ear. Syaoran turned around and faced his wife. Amber met emerald; confusion met joy.
"What is it?" Syaoran asked. Sakura was practically glowing, and he couldn't put his finger on what could possibly make her so happy.
"I'm pregnant. We're having a baby." Sakura said, looking up at Syaoran as his jaw dropped in shock. He stared at Sakura for a moment without a word.
"You're. . . we're. . . oh my God Sakura!" Syaoran said, his voice growing louder with each utterance. He hugged Sakura and spun her around gently, afraid to be too rough. Cass began to cry hoarsely, and Syaoran put Sakura down.
"Oh God, he's coming out of it. . . Syaoran, he's going to come back to us." Sakura whispered as Cass' big blue eyes opened, and he weakly reached for his father. Syaoran touched his bandaged hand.
"It's okay, son. Mommy and Daddy are here now. We're not going to let anything happen to you ever again." Syaoran soothed, stroking Cass' hair until he fell back to sleep. Sakura rested her head against Syaoran's chest as the door opened, and Eriol brought in a sleeping Aksana and put her in her parent's arms. Sitting there, with his pregnant wife in one arm, his sleeping daughter in the other, and his son at his side, Syaoran finally felt like things were falling into place. This was what he was destined to do.
*Ah, hooray for a happy chapter! Just when you thought things were going to get worse, they got so much better! The family is all patched together now, Sakura's going to have a baby, and everything's going to turn out great, right? Right? Maybe. . . *
Fighting For My Family
Intense pain. Syaoran couldn't concentrate on anything else but the pain he felt in his side. It felt like he had been stung by a bee, but the bee had stung him with a spear rather than a stinger. Amber eyes opened to see a room devoid of color. The walls were a grimy white color, pieces of it falling onto the floor. Struggling to sit up, Syaoran winced in pain. A pair of small hands gently pushed him back down, and touched his feverish forehead.
"Shhhh. . . Mr. Li you are in good hands." A familiar voice soothed. Syaoran reached up, grabbing the arm of the person sitting with him, his eyes still a bit unfocused.
"Who. . . " Syaoran started. The hand gently covered his mouth, silencing him.
"Don't talk. You need your rest." The voice whispered, stroking Syaoran's hair until he finally drifted back to sleep.
Sakura slept in the chair beside Cass' bed, Aksana curled up in her arms. All three of them slept quietly until the door creaked. Sakura's green eyes opened quickly, expecting Syaoran to walk through the door, an apologetic smile on his face. She was disappointed to see Eriol walk in, a teddy bear for Cass in his hand. He set the little toy beside the unconscious boy and sat down next to Sakura, who handed Aksana to Eriol.
"Have you heard anything?" Sakura whispered. Eriol shook his head, and Sakura's shoulders slumped.
"I'm sure he's going to be on the next flight home." Eriol replied. Sakura nodded slightly and unconsciously touched her stomach.
"I heard you were expecting. It's a miracle, you know." Eriol continued softly. Sakura's lips curled into a smile, and she nodded.
"I know. Everyone has been telling me that since I found out. I just wish I could tell Syaoran." Sakura said. She checked on Cass' bandages, taping a stray piece of gauze.
"Just be patient. He's coming back. I doubt he would let you have all the fun raising these little ones anyway." Eriol replied, making Sakura smile again. Little ones. She and Syaoran had little ones.
Syaoran awoke once again, sweat covering his forehead. He looked around, allowing his eyes to focus before trying again to get up. He felt the pain in his side, and again winced as he tried to sit up. Again, he felt hands trying to push him down, but he grabbed a slim arm and looked at the person's face. His amber eyes widened slightly as he came face to face with Anastasia.
"What. . . what are you doing here? What in the hell is going on? Where's Aksana and my cousin?" Syaoran asked, his questions rushing from his lips.
"My supporters and I saved you from a world of pain worse than you could ever know. The men who had kidnapped you belonged to a group with no other goal than to keep all the orphans in Russia. When they found you were taking one of the 'Children of Russia' they watched you and learned everything they could about when you would depart. They were planning on taking the child, but you stopped them." Anastasia explained. Syaoran sighed heavily. This was supposed to be easier than adopting in the U.S.
"When we were rescuing you, a bullet from one of my men's guns ricocheted off the roof of the van you were in and struck you in the side. We brought you here, to our surgeon. He has taken out the bullet, and you should be recovered in several weeks." Anastasia finished, looking at Syaoran as he scowled.
"I hope you are not angry. We have scheduled a flight for you to leave tonight at midnight." Anastasia murmured. Syaoran's eyes softened.
"It's alright, I have a habit of scowling. Thank you for helping me, Anastasia." Syaoran answered, swinging his legs off of the bed. Anastasia reached for a brown sweater, handing it to Syaoran. It had a hole near the collar, and looked a bit worn out, but Syaoran saw his blood-soaked shirt in the corner and decided it was good enough for him.
"When do I leave?" Syaoran asked.
Eriol was sleeping next to Tomoyo, his arm wrapped around her waist as she dreamed peacefully beside him. Cass had been taken off the respirator late that night, and Sakura had spent the night with him again. Aksana was staying with Eriol and Tomoyo, sharing a bed with Candidas. The phone rang, and Eriol muttered something about people calling at four in the morning.
"Hello?" Eriol said groggily. His eyes opened wide and he sat straight up when Syaoran's voice spoke on the other end. Tomoyo woke up as well, leaning her head against Eriol's chest as he talked to his cousin.
"I called the house, and Sakura didn't answer." Syaoran said into the payphone. He was leaning against the wall of the airport, a tired expression on his face. He had spent hours on the flight, and when he touched down in San Francisco, it was four in the morning.
"She's at the hospital. I'm coming to get you. I'll explain what's going on when I get there." Eriol replied, hanging up the phone. Tomoyo got out of bed and stretched, then put on some jeans and a shirt.
"Let's get the girls." Eriol directed, pulling on some clothes himself, and then heading out the door.
"What's going on? Why's Sakura in the hospital?" Syaoran asked worriedly as he gingerly got into the car. Aksana hugged her father, who grimaced, but didn't make any noise.
"Cass was taken to the hospital a couple days ago. There was a fire, and he was injured." Tomoyo replied. Syaoran's eyes bugged out, and his scowl deepened.
"Those bastards hurt him. I will see to it that they never see him again." Syaoran said darkly, his thoughts drifting to the Angel and the way she betrayed him and Sakura.
"They're dead, Syaoran. Angel killed him, and then tried to kill herself and Cass by setting the apartment on fire." Eriol whispered.
"Oh my God. . . he's alright though, right?" Syaoran asked, worry setting in. He loved that little boy more than anything in the world, and losing him twice would break his heart.
"Talk to Sakura, we're here." Tomoyo said softly as the car stopped in front of the hospital. Syaoran got out of the car and walked with Aksana into the quiet building. He found where Cass was recovering, and walked slowly with his sleepy daughter down the hall. Tomoyo, Eriol and Candidas waited in the hall while Syaoran and Aksana walked in. Syaoran spied Sakura sleeping in a chair, her angelic face marred with worry. He walked over to his wife and kissed her gently, moving her hair from her eyes. Green orbs opened, and met with Syaoran's ocher ones.
"Syaoran!" Sakura half whispered, embracing him hard. Syaoran winced in pain, and Sakura backed away. He pulled up the brown sweater, revealing his bandaged side. Sakura gasped, and Tomoyo poked her head into the room.
"Take Aksana for a moment." Sakura ordered quietly. Aksana obeyed her mother, leaving the room with Tomoyo. Sakura tenderly pulled the bandage off Syaoran's side to reveal a stitched up wound.
"I got shot." Syaoran explained, eliciting a cry of shock from his wife.
"God, Syaoran. I thought I'd never see you again." Sakura whimpered, standing and looking up into his eyes with her own tear-filled ones. Syaoran cupped her face in his hands and shook his head.
"Never. I am never going to leave you. Ever. We have a daughter now." Syaoran replied, kissing her passionately. Sakura relished the kiss for a moment, the pulled away, leaving Syaoran confused.
"We have a son too. Cass has no other biological ties, so I adopted him again. You know what happened, I assume." Sakura added, making Syaoran's eyes widen and slightly water. His son was his again. He walked over to the bed containing the small child, who was breathing on his own and sleeping peacefully.
"This is perfect. We have a son and a daughter now. Isn't this everything you could ever ask for?" Syaoran mused, touching Cass' bandaged arm gently. Sakura smiled slightly and hugged Syaoran from behind.
"I have another surprise for you, Syaoran." Sakura whispered into her husband's ear. Syaoran turned around and faced his wife. Amber met emerald; confusion met joy.
"What is it?" Syaoran asked. Sakura was practically glowing, and he couldn't put his finger on what could possibly make her so happy.
"I'm pregnant. We're having a baby." Sakura said, looking up at Syaoran as his jaw dropped in shock. He stared at Sakura for a moment without a word.
"You're. . . we're. . . oh my God Sakura!" Syaoran said, his voice growing louder with each utterance. He hugged Sakura and spun her around gently, afraid to be too rough. Cass began to cry hoarsely, and Syaoran put Sakura down.
"Oh God, he's coming out of it. . . Syaoran, he's going to come back to us." Sakura whispered as Cass' big blue eyes opened, and he weakly reached for his father. Syaoran touched his bandaged hand.
"It's okay, son. Mommy and Daddy are here now. We're not going to let anything happen to you ever again." Syaoran soothed, stroking Cass' hair until he fell back to sleep. Sakura rested her head against Syaoran's chest as the door opened, and Eriol brought in a sleeping Aksana and put her in her parent's arms. Sitting there, with his pregnant wife in one arm, his sleeping daughter in the other, and his son at his side, Syaoran finally felt like things were falling into place. This was what he was destined to do.
*Ah, hooray for a happy chapter! Just when you thought things were going to get worse, they got so much better! The family is all patched together now, Sakura's going to have a baby, and everything's going to turn out great, right? Right? Maybe. . . *