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Fighting For My Family
"Cath! Cath!" Aksana squealed as she chased Cass around the backyard of Sakura and Syaoran's house. Candidas watched the two little ones playing as she quietly combed the hair of her doll. Cass ran past Sakura and Syaoran, who sat with Eriol and Tomoyo in the shade.
"Cass! Don't run! Your arm isn't better yet!" Sakura cried. Cass slowed down, a mischievous look on his cherubic face. Aksana also slowed down, and the two children made their way back to Candidas to play.
It had been eight weeks since Syaoran returned from Russia, and things were slowly starting to become normal. Aksana and Cass were in the same preschool class, even though Aksana was five months older than her new brother. Sakura and Syaoran had already decided that their oldest children would probably attend school at the same time. It was July now, and Aksana had celebrated her third birthday just the month before. Sakura was five months pregnant, and the bump on her belly grew bigger every day. They had decided to wait for the birth of their baby to find out what the sex was, and now were anxiously awaiting the arrival of their baby.
"Okay, it's time for the pictures! Candidas, Cass and Aksana, come over here, I want to get some pictures of you three!" Tomoyo yelled, beckoning the children to come over to the swing. After some positioning, Tomoyo stepped back and snapped several photos.
"Syaoran, would you mind taking a family picture of us?" Tomoyo asked, handing the camera over to Syaoran. He nodded as Sakura gathered Cass and Aksana. Eriol and Tomoyo sat on either side of the swing, Candidas in between them. Syaoran held up three fingers, and snapped the photo.
"Your turn!" Tomoyo exclaimed, grabbing the camera and waiting for Sakura and Syaoran to get their picture situated. Sakura sat on one side of the swing, her hand on her slightly distended stomach. Cass sat between Sakura and Syaoran, his arm still in a sling and a goofy grin on his youthful face. Syaoran and Aksana sat at the other side of the swing, Aksana perched on her father's lap happily. Tomoyo snapped almost a hundred pictures it seemed, until Sakura finally stood and moved the camera from her beat friend's squinting face.
"Sorry, I get a little carried away." Tomoyo smiled. Eriol shook his head as Sakura and Syaoran laughed.
"That's no surprise. Well, thanks for watching the kids while Syaoran takes me to the doctor. We really appreciate it." Sakura replied as she and Syaoran gathered their things. They kissed Cass and Aksana goodbye, then got into the car and drove toward the doctor's.
"Hello, Sakura, how are you today?" Doctor Eddington asked as he walked into the exam room. Sakura grinned.
"I am fantastic." Sakura replied. Doctor Eddington put some gel on Sakura's stomach and began to do the ultrasound, pointing out different features.
"Wow. . . that's. . .wow." Syaoran whispered as he saw his child on the screen. Sakura gazed in wonder at the being inside her.
"I can't believe it. . . that's my baby!" Sakura cried happily. Doctor Eddington turned off the monitor and wiped the gel off Sakura's stomach.
"It looks like everything's going well, you should be giving birth around November seventh." Doctor Eddington explained. Sakura and Syaoran's eyes widened.
"That's our son's birthday! Wouldn't that be neat, to have two children with the same birthday?" Sakura exclaimed. She got up off the exam table and pulled her shirt down over her tummy, squeezing Syaoran's hand happily.
"I heard you two adopted another child as well. Congratulations." Doctor Eddington added as he scribbled some notes down on his paper.
"That's right. Her name's Aksana. We adopted her from Russia." Syaoran replied. Doctor Eddington nodded, then handed a prescription to Sakura.
"You know where to go to fill that, I assume. You two have a wonderful day, and I will see you in about four weeks." Doctor Eddington said as he walked out the door.
"Well, it looks like we have a lot to get done, huh baby?" Syaoran said, linking arms with Sakura and walking with her out the door.
*Two months later*
Sakura was carrying a box into the kitchen of the new home she and Syaoran had bought a few weeks before. The house was considerably bigger than their previous house. Each child was going to have their own room instead of sharing. In the week before they moved in, Syaoran painted the nursery and put all of Cass' old baby toys inside.
Aksana dragged a small bag with some toys inside up to a little pink room down the hall from Sakura and Syaoran's room. Her room had a ruffled pink bed with a canopy, and a hardwood floor with a pink area rug. Aksana had insisted when Syaoran was painting the rooms that her room be all pink
Cass' room was across from Aksana's, and was painted a deep shade of green he had picked. He shared his father's favorite color, and also seemed to share his love of dark woodwork. Cass had a small bed made of dark stained oak, and also had a hardwood floor with a green rug. The dark haired little boy put his toys inside the large closet and smiled broadly.
"Sakura! I told you not to carry anything!" Syaoran scolded, taking the box from his wife and scowling slightly. Sakura pouted and crossed her arms.
"I feel so useless! Our own kids are carrying their things into their rooms, and I can't lift a finger without you getting worried! We've still got two months until this one's born, so let me do something!" Sakura protested. Syaoran shook his head as he led Sakura into the living room and up the stairs.
"If you want to do something, baby, go put the sheets on our bed. That's not too strenuous." Syaoran said, gently pushing Sakura up the steps. She turned and looked at Syaoran with a pouty scowl.
"You're babying me!" Sakura whined. Syaoran leaned up and kissed his wife. She intensified the kiss, but then backed off.
"I like babying you. Now go on upstairs, I'll be up in a second with the clothes." Syaoran ordered. Sakura walked up the steps, past Aksana and Cass as they piled down the stairs and back out to the moving truck. She walked into the cream colored room she and Syaoran would share and sighed. It had green borders, and the furniture was the dark oak as her son's. The bed was a four poster with intricate engravings on the headboard. Sakura began to spread the sheet over the queen sized bed when she felt a dull pang on one side of her stomach.
'Blasted indigestion. . . ' Sakura thought. The pain moved from one side of her stomach to the other, and Sakura stood, holding her stomach in pain. She felt like someone was stabbing her, and without a sound, Sakura fell to the floor.
Syaoran walked up the stairs, the children in tow. In his arms, he carried a huge box of clothes belonging to Sakura.
'That woman. . . has. . . too many clothes.' Syaoran thought as he struggled up the stairs. He heard a thud, and hurried up the stairs, dropping the box on the landing and rushing into his room.
"Sakura! Sakura, wake up!" Syaoran cried, dropping down to Sakura's side. Aksana began to cry, frightened by her mother's behavior. Cass put his arm on his sister's shoulder and looked with quiet blue eyes as Syaoran piled his wife into his lap and pulled out his cell phone.
"Hello? Yes, I need an ambulance! My wife has passed out, and she's pregnant! Yes, please hurry! 1982 Cardington drive." Syaoran cried into the phone. He hung up and cradled Sakura in his arms as she remained unconscious.
"Daddy. . . is mommy ok?" Cass asked.
"Is mommy going to die?" Aksana cried. Syaoran gathered the children into his arms with Sakura as sirens sounded in the distance.
"Mommy's going to be okay." Syaoran whispered. His heart was pounding, the fear taking over his thoughts. She was so pale, and completely motionless.
'Come on, Sakura. Be alright. . . ' Syaoran thought, his eyes soft and afraid.
*Just when you thought it was safe to say Sakura and Syaoran would be happy, this happens! Is Sakura going to be okay? What's going to happen to the baby?! Keep an eye out for the next chapter, and don't worry, it'll be on time this time!*
Fighting For My Family
"Cath! Cath!" Aksana squealed as she chased Cass around the backyard of Sakura and Syaoran's house. Candidas watched the two little ones playing as she quietly combed the hair of her doll. Cass ran past Sakura and Syaoran, who sat with Eriol and Tomoyo in the shade.
"Cass! Don't run! Your arm isn't better yet!" Sakura cried. Cass slowed down, a mischievous look on his cherubic face. Aksana also slowed down, and the two children made their way back to Candidas to play.
It had been eight weeks since Syaoran returned from Russia, and things were slowly starting to become normal. Aksana and Cass were in the same preschool class, even though Aksana was five months older than her new brother. Sakura and Syaoran had already decided that their oldest children would probably attend school at the same time. It was July now, and Aksana had celebrated her third birthday just the month before. Sakura was five months pregnant, and the bump on her belly grew bigger every day. They had decided to wait for the birth of their baby to find out what the sex was, and now were anxiously awaiting the arrival of their baby.
"Okay, it's time for the pictures! Candidas, Cass and Aksana, come over here, I want to get some pictures of you three!" Tomoyo yelled, beckoning the children to come over to the swing. After some positioning, Tomoyo stepped back and snapped several photos.
"Syaoran, would you mind taking a family picture of us?" Tomoyo asked, handing the camera over to Syaoran. He nodded as Sakura gathered Cass and Aksana. Eriol and Tomoyo sat on either side of the swing, Candidas in between them. Syaoran held up three fingers, and snapped the photo.
"Your turn!" Tomoyo exclaimed, grabbing the camera and waiting for Sakura and Syaoran to get their picture situated. Sakura sat on one side of the swing, her hand on her slightly distended stomach. Cass sat between Sakura and Syaoran, his arm still in a sling and a goofy grin on his youthful face. Syaoran and Aksana sat at the other side of the swing, Aksana perched on her father's lap happily. Tomoyo snapped almost a hundred pictures it seemed, until Sakura finally stood and moved the camera from her beat friend's squinting face.
"Sorry, I get a little carried away." Tomoyo smiled. Eriol shook his head as Sakura and Syaoran laughed.
"That's no surprise. Well, thanks for watching the kids while Syaoran takes me to the doctor. We really appreciate it." Sakura replied as she and Syaoran gathered their things. They kissed Cass and Aksana goodbye, then got into the car and drove toward the doctor's.
"Hello, Sakura, how are you today?" Doctor Eddington asked as he walked into the exam room. Sakura grinned.
"I am fantastic." Sakura replied. Doctor Eddington put some gel on Sakura's stomach and began to do the ultrasound, pointing out different features.
"Wow. . . that's. . .wow." Syaoran whispered as he saw his child on the screen. Sakura gazed in wonder at the being inside her.
"I can't believe it. . . that's my baby!" Sakura cried happily. Doctor Eddington turned off the monitor and wiped the gel off Sakura's stomach.
"It looks like everything's going well, you should be giving birth around November seventh." Doctor Eddington explained. Sakura and Syaoran's eyes widened.
"That's our son's birthday! Wouldn't that be neat, to have two children with the same birthday?" Sakura exclaimed. She got up off the exam table and pulled her shirt down over her tummy, squeezing Syaoran's hand happily.
"I heard you two adopted another child as well. Congratulations." Doctor Eddington added as he scribbled some notes down on his paper.
"That's right. Her name's Aksana. We adopted her from Russia." Syaoran replied. Doctor Eddington nodded, then handed a prescription to Sakura.
"You know where to go to fill that, I assume. You two have a wonderful day, and I will see you in about four weeks." Doctor Eddington said as he walked out the door.
"Well, it looks like we have a lot to get done, huh baby?" Syaoran said, linking arms with Sakura and walking with her out the door.
*Two months later*
Sakura was carrying a box into the kitchen of the new home she and Syaoran had bought a few weeks before. The house was considerably bigger than their previous house. Each child was going to have their own room instead of sharing. In the week before they moved in, Syaoran painted the nursery and put all of Cass' old baby toys inside.
Aksana dragged a small bag with some toys inside up to a little pink room down the hall from Sakura and Syaoran's room. Her room had a ruffled pink bed with a canopy, and a hardwood floor with a pink area rug. Aksana had insisted when Syaoran was painting the rooms that her room be all pink
Cass' room was across from Aksana's, and was painted a deep shade of green he had picked. He shared his father's favorite color, and also seemed to share his love of dark woodwork. Cass had a small bed made of dark stained oak, and also had a hardwood floor with a green rug. The dark haired little boy put his toys inside the large closet and smiled broadly.
"Sakura! I told you not to carry anything!" Syaoran scolded, taking the box from his wife and scowling slightly. Sakura pouted and crossed her arms.
"I feel so useless! Our own kids are carrying their things into their rooms, and I can't lift a finger without you getting worried! We've still got two months until this one's born, so let me do something!" Sakura protested. Syaoran shook his head as he led Sakura into the living room and up the stairs.
"If you want to do something, baby, go put the sheets on our bed. That's not too strenuous." Syaoran said, gently pushing Sakura up the steps. She turned and looked at Syaoran with a pouty scowl.
"You're babying me!" Sakura whined. Syaoran leaned up and kissed his wife. She intensified the kiss, but then backed off.
"I like babying you. Now go on upstairs, I'll be up in a second with the clothes." Syaoran ordered. Sakura walked up the steps, past Aksana and Cass as they piled down the stairs and back out to the moving truck. She walked into the cream colored room she and Syaoran would share and sighed. It had green borders, and the furniture was the dark oak as her son's. The bed was a four poster with intricate engravings on the headboard. Sakura began to spread the sheet over the queen sized bed when she felt a dull pang on one side of her stomach.
'Blasted indigestion. . . ' Sakura thought. The pain moved from one side of her stomach to the other, and Sakura stood, holding her stomach in pain. She felt like someone was stabbing her, and without a sound, Sakura fell to the floor.
Syaoran walked up the stairs, the children in tow. In his arms, he carried a huge box of clothes belonging to Sakura.
'That woman. . . has. . . too many clothes.' Syaoran thought as he struggled up the stairs. He heard a thud, and hurried up the stairs, dropping the box on the landing and rushing into his room.
"Sakura! Sakura, wake up!" Syaoran cried, dropping down to Sakura's side. Aksana began to cry, frightened by her mother's behavior. Cass put his arm on his sister's shoulder and looked with quiet blue eyes as Syaoran piled his wife into his lap and pulled out his cell phone.
"Hello? Yes, I need an ambulance! My wife has passed out, and she's pregnant! Yes, please hurry! 1982 Cardington drive." Syaoran cried into the phone. He hung up and cradled Sakura in his arms as she remained unconscious.
"Daddy. . . is mommy ok?" Cass asked.
"Is mommy going to die?" Aksana cried. Syaoran gathered the children into his arms with Sakura as sirens sounded in the distance.
"Mommy's going to be okay." Syaoran whispered. His heart was pounding, the fear taking over his thoughts. She was so pale, and completely motionless.
'Come on, Sakura. Be alright. . . ' Syaoran thought, his eyes soft and afraid.
*Just when you thought it was safe to say Sakura and Syaoran would be happy, this happens! Is Sakura going to be okay? What's going to happen to the baby?! Keep an eye out for the next chapter, and don't worry, it'll be on time this time!*