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Fighting For My Family
Syaoran rode in the back of the ambulance as it sped toward the hospital. Fortunately for him, the elderly neighbors next door offered to watch Cass and Aksana while he went with Sakura to the hospital. Feeling a wave of panic and worry rush through him, Syaoran watched the technicians as they took Sakura's blood pressure and pulse. Suddenly Sakura jerked and cried out in pain. Still unconscious, the young woman began to cry in pain.
"What's wrong with her?" Syaoran cried, holding his wife's hand as she continued to writhe in pain, then stopped.
"How far along is she?" one of the EMTs asked, concentrating on putting an IV into Sakura's arm.
"Seven months. She's not in labor, is she?!" Syaoran asked, his eyes growing wide with fright. It was too soon to have the baby, it wasn't ready yet!
"It looks that way. Let's get her into the ER!" the EMT called as the doors opened, and more doctors hauled Sakura's swollen body out of the ambulance and into the emergency room. Syaoran followed, but was stopped by the receptionist with a packet of papers.
"I need to be with her! She's my wife, dammit!" Syaoran protested. He plopped down in a chair after receiving a stern lecture from the receptionist, and began frantically filling out the paperwork.
Sakura's eyes fluttered open, and she looked around. Finding herself in an unfamiliar place, she began to call for Syaoran. Doctor Eddington walked in, clipboard in hand. His face was serious as he approached Sakura's bed.
"Doctor Eddington?! What's going on here?" Sakura demanded. She felt a sharp pain in her stomach and cried out in pain.
"You're in labor. We are trying to stop it, there are drugs in your IV that should stall or stop the labor completely." Dr. Eddington explained. Sakura's face paled, and she gripped her stomach.
"It's too soon. . . I still have two more months!" Sakura gasped as the pain began to subside slightly.
"We're trying to stop your labor, Sakura. But if we can't, you're going to have the baby today." Dr. Eddington said. He put his hand on Sakura's shoulder, looking into her eyes as he spoke.
"I will do everything I can to keep that baby inside you until it's ready to come out." Dr. Eddington said, trying to soothe the young mother. Sakura nodded weakly, then watched as Dr. Eddington walked out, and Syaoran ran in.
"Syaoran. . . they're trying to stop it. . . but I don't know if they can. It hurts so much. . . "Sakura breathed. Syaoran knelt beside Sakura, his eyes gazing into hers.
"You can do this, Sakura. I'm here, and we'll do it together. You and me." Syaoran whispered. Sakura smiled slightly and moved a strand of hair from Syaoran's concerned face. Syaoran leaned in for a kiss, but before he could touch Sakura's lips, she screamed in pain and grabbed the rails of the bed.
"Oh my God!!" Sakura screamed. The pain was horrible, like she was being torn in half. Never had Sakura felt anything like what she was feeling. Now she knew what her mother must have felt. What Angel felt. What all mothers felt.
"Come on, Sakura, breathe. . . you can get through it." Syaoran soothed as Dr. Eddington ran back in. After a brief exam, he stood up.
"Sakura, Syaoran. . . you're going to be parents today." Dr. Eddington said, his voice trying to mask his concern. Sakura began to cry as Syaoran stood slowly, letting the information sink in.
"Her water has broken. There's no way to get you to stop the contractions, I'm afraid. This is it. Now all we can do is wait until she dilates to ten centimeters. I suggest calling your families." Dr. Eddington said, walking out the door again.
"I'm sorry, Syaoran. I should have listened to you, I shouldn't have tried to help move today. I should have known I wasn't in the right condition to do that." Sakura apologized, tears welling in her emerald orbs.
"It's not your fault. Sometimes things like this happen. Have faith, our baby will be healthy. We're going to make it through this." Syaoran whispered. He pulled out his cell phone and began dialing. His parents were in China, and Sakura's family was in Japan. The only people they knew in San Francisco were Tomoyo and Eriol. After brief conversations with their parents, Syaoran dialed his cousin.
"Eriol, could you go to our new home and bring the kids to the hospital? Sakura's in labor." Syaoran said into his cell.
"We'll be right there." Eriol said, slamming the phone down and startling Tomoyo.
"What in the world is going on, Eriol?" Tomoyo asked. Eriol threw a jacket to his wife, and scooped Candidas up.
"We need to go get Cass and Aksana. They're going to have a new sibling soon." Eriol said, dragging Tomoyo out of the house and into the car.
"What?! It's too soon!" Tomoyo cried, immediately worrying about her friend. Eriol nodded and stepped on the gas, making the car squeal as it sped down the street.
Syaoran poked his head out of the room, watching for Eriol and Tomoyo. Sakura was at eight centimeters, and soon she would have to start pushing. She had been calling for Cass and Aksana for almost an hour, and they weren't there yet. A familiar boy's voice was heard through the corridors of the hospital, and Syaoran ran out to see Aksana and Cass running toward him, Eriol and Tomoyo chasing behind with Candidas.
"Daddy! Is mommy ok?" Cass asked. Syaoran nodded and picked both toddlers up, holding them close.
"Mommy's ok, she's going to have the baby today." Syaoran replied, trying to keep the kids positive. Aksana squealed and clapped her hands.
"I want sithdor!" Aksana cried, her emerald eyes sparkling.
"No! Bwothow!" Cass drawled. The two children began to argue, and Sakura's screaming stopped them dead in their tracks. Syaoran put them down and started back for the room.
"Would you two mind. . . watching them? And make sure they know everything's alright." Syaoran asked, running back into the room. He dressed in some cloth-like scrubs and watched as Dr. Eddington performed another exam.
"We're getting close. Don't go anywhere, Dad." Dr. Eddington directed, looking from Syaoran to Sakura, who was covered in sweat and tears. Another contraction quickly tore through her, making her scream again.
"Cass and Aksana are here. They're outside." Syaoran said, trying to divert Sakura's attention from the pain. He grabbed her hand and looked at her, his mask pulled over his mouth.
"Syaoran. . . now I know why I wasn't supposed to do this. It hurts like hell!" Sakura gasped. Syaoran was taken aback; Sakura had never said 'hell' before, and it shocked him.
"Mommy is huwt." Cass said, motioning toward where Sakura was screaming.
"Mommy!" Aksana cried, running toward the closed door. Eriol grabbed her and set her in his lap. Cass crawled into his lap as well, burying his head in Eriol's neck.
"It hurts to have a baby, but your mommy is doing a good job. You're going to have a little sister or brother very soon. Everything's just fine, kids." Tomoyo said, reassuring the frightened kids.
Meanwhile, in the delivery room, Sakura was starting to push. She leaned forward slightly, straining herself to the fullest, then stopped, flopping down onto the pillow again. Syaoran held Sakura's hand, coaching her as she went.
"One more. Come on Sakura, one more." Dr. Eddington said through his mask. Sakura took in a breath, and pushed again. She felt pressure, and then nothing. A weak wail sounded, and Syaoran began to laugh with relief.
"It's a boy." Dr. Eddington said, giving the child to a nurse, who cleaned the tiny baby off and weighed him. She then put the crying child in an incubator and rushed him out of the room through another door.
"A boy! Sakura, we have a boy! Sakura?" Syaoran cried joyously. His joy was mixed with terror as he saw his wife lying motionless, her eyes closed. Dr. Eddington suddenly began barking out orders.
"She's bleeding out! Mr. Li, I need to ask you to leave now. Go see your son." Dr. Eddington commanded. Syaoran began to protest, but was hurried out of the room to where Eriol and Tomoyo were waiting.
"What's going on? What do you have?" Tomoyo asked anxiously, noticing Syaoran's pale face.
"Sakura's not doing well. . . "Syaoran said, his voice quiet and weak. He felt his knees wobble, and the young man struggled to keep his balance. Cass and Aksana ran to Syaoran and hugged him tightly.
"We have sithtow?" Aksana asked eagerly. Syaoran shook his head and took his children's hands, leading them down the hallway. Tomoyo and Eriol followed closely, Candidas walking beside them.
"You have a brother. Four pounds, three ounces. His name is Shawnn Hunter Li." Syaoran said, stopping in front of the NICU (Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit). There in one of the incubators lay a tiny baby boy with dark messy hair. His eyes were closed, and he was lying still. He looked like he could fit in Syaoran's cupped hands, he was so small.
"He's beautiful, Syaoran. Let us watch the kids, you go back and wait for word on Sakura." Eriol said softly, putting a hand on his dazed cousin's shoulder. Syaoran nodded and walked back toward the delivery room to wait.
"Don't leave me, Sakura. . . we finally have our family. After all this fighting. . . don't go.' Syaoran thought as he leaned against the white wall.
*I tell you, I am probably the worst writer ever, putting you all through one bad thing after another! The next chapter is going to be my finale to this piece ::tear:: so please send me reviews, let me know what you think. I would love to have 100 reviews for this story by the time it ends! Thanks!*
Fighting For My Family
Syaoran rode in the back of the ambulance as it sped toward the hospital. Fortunately for him, the elderly neighbors next door offered to watch Cass and Aksana while he went with Sakura to the hospital. Feeling a wave of panic and worry rush through him, Syaoran watched the technicians as they took Sakura's blood pressure and pulse. Suddenly Sakura jerked and cried out in pain. Still unconscious, the young woman began to cry in pain.
"What's wrong with her?" Syaoran cried, holding his wife's hand as she continued to writhe in pain, then stopped.
"How far along is she?" one of the EMTs asked, concentrating on putting an IV into Sakura's arm.
"Seven months. She's not in labor, is she?!" Syaoran asked, his eyes growing wide with fright. It was too soon to have the baby, it wasn't ready yet!
"It looks that way. Let's get her into the ER!" the EMT called as the doors opened, and more doctors hauled Sakura's swollen body out of the ambulance and into the emergency room. Syaoran followed, but was stopped by the receptionist with a packet of papers.
"I need to be with her! She's my wife, dammit!" Syaoran protested. He plopped down in a chair after receiving a stern lecture from the receptionist, and began frantically filling out the paperwork.
Sakura's eyes fluttered open, and she looked around. Finding herself in an unfamiliar place, she began to call for Syaoran. Doctor Eddington walked in, clipboard in hand. His face was serious as he approached Sakura's bed.
"Doctor Eddington?! What's going on here?" Sakura demanded. She felt a sharp pain in her stomach and cried out in pain.
"You're in labor. We are trying to stop it, there are drugs in your IV that should stall or stop the labor completely." Dr. Eddington explained. Sakura's face paled, and she gripped her stomach.
"It's too soon. . . I still have two more months!" Sakura gasped as the pain began to subside slightly.
"We're trying to stop your labor, Sakura. But if we can't, you're going to have the baby today." Dr. Eddington said. He put his hand on Sakura's shoulder, looking into her eyes as he spoke.
"I will do everything I can to keep that baby inside you until it's ready to come out." Dr. Eddington said, trying to soothe the young mother. Sakura nodded weakly, then watched as Dr. Eddington walked out, and Syaoran ran in.
"Syaoran. . . they're trying to stop it. . . but I don't know if they can. It hurts so much. . . "Sakura breathed. Syaoran knelt beside Sakura, his eyes gazing into hers.
"You can do this, Sakura. I'm here, and we'll do it together. You and me." Syaoran whispered. Sakura smiled slightly and moved a strand of hair from Syaoran's concerned face. Syaoran leaned in for a kiss, but before he could touch Sakura's lips, she screamed in pain and grabbed the rails of the bed.
"Oh my God!!" Sakura screamed. The pain was horrible, like she was being torn in half. Never had Sakura felt anything like what she was feeling. Now she knew what her mother must have felt. What Angel felt. What all mothers felt.
"Come on, Sakura, breathe. . . you can get through it." Syaoran soothed as Dr. Eddington ran back in. After a brief exam, he stood up.
"Sakura, Syaoran. . . you're going to be parents today." Dr. Eddington said, his voice trying to mask his concern. Sakura began to cry as Syaoran stood slowly, letting the information sink in.
"Her water has broken. There's no way to get you to stop the contractions, I'm afraid. This is it. Now all we can do is wait until she dilates to ten centimeters. I suggest calling your families." Dr. Eddington said, walking out the door again.
"I'm sorry, Syaoran. I should have listened to you, I shouldn't have tried to help move today. I should have known I wasn't in the right condition to do that." Sakura apologized, tears welling in her emerald orbs.
"It's not your fault. Sometimes things like this happen. Have faith, our baby will be healthy. We're going to make it through this." Syaoran whispered. He pulled out his cell phone and began dialing. His parents were in China, and Sakura's family was in Japan. The only people they knew in San Francisco were Tomoyo and Eriol. After brief conversations with their parents, Syaoran dialed his cousin.
"Eriol, could you go to our new home and bring the kids to the hospital? Sakura's in labor." Syaoran said into his cell.
"We'll be right there." Eriol said, slamming the phone down and startling Tomoyo.
"What in the world is going on, Eriol?" Tomoyo asked. Eriol threw a jacket to his wife, and scooped Candidas up.
"We need to go get Cass and Aksana. They're going to have a new sibling soon." Eriol said, dragging Tomoyo out of the house and into the car.
"What?! It's too soon!" Tomoyo cried, immediately worrying about her friend. Eriol nodded and stepped on the gas, making the car squeal as it sped down the street.
Syaoran poked his head out of the room, watching for Eriol and Tomoyo. Sakura was at eight centimeters, and soon she would have to start pushing. She had been calling for Cass and Aksana for almost an hour, and they weren't there yet. A familiar boy's voice was heard through the corridors of the hospital, and Syaoran ran out to see Aksana and Cass running toward him, Eriol and Tomoyo chasing behind with Candidas.
"Daddy! Is mommy ok?" Cass asked. Syaoran nodded and picked both toddlers up, holding them close.
"Mommy's ok, she's going to have the baby today." Syaoran replied, trying to keep the kids positive. Aksana squealed and clapped her hands.
"I want sithdor!" Aksana cried, her emerald eyes sparkling.
"No! Bwothow!" Cass drawled. The two children began to argue, and Sakura's screaming stopped them dead in their tracks. Syaoran put them down and started back for the room.
"Would you two mind. . . watching them? And make sure they know everything's alright." Syaoran asked, running back into the room. He dressed in some cloth-like scrubs and watched as Dr. Eddington performed another exam.
"We're getting close. Don't go anywhere, Dad." Dr. Eddington directed, looking from Syaoran to Sakura, who was covered in sweat and tears. Another contraction quickly tore through her, making her scream again.
"Cass and Aksana are here. They're outside." Syaoran said, trying to divert Sakura's attention from the pain. He grabbed her hand and looked at her, his mask pulled over his mouth.
"Syaoran. . . now I know why I wasn't supposed to do this. It hurts like hell!" Sakura gasped. Syaoran was taken aback; Sakura had never said 'hell' before, and it shocked him.
"Mommy is huwt." Cass said, motioning toward where Sakura was screaming.
"Mommy!" Aksana cried, running toward the closed door. Eriol grabbed her and set her in his lap. Cass crawled into his lap as well, burying his head in Eriol's neck.
"It hurts to have a baby, but your mommy is doing a good job. You're going to have a little sister or brother very soon. Everything's just fine, kids." Tomoyo said, reassuring the frightened kids.
Meanwhile, in the delivery room, Sakura was starting to push. She leaned forward slightly, straining herself to the fullest, then stopped, flopping down onto the pillow again. Syaoran held Sakura's hand, coaching her as she went.
"One more. Come on Sakura, one more." Dr. Eddington said through his mask. Sakura took in a breath, and pushed again. She felt pressure, and then nothing. A weak wail sounded, and Syaoran began to laugh with relief.
"It's a boy." Dr. Eddington said, giving the child to a nurse, who cleaned the tiny baby off and weighed him. She then put the crying child in an incubator and rushed him out of the room through another door.
"A boy! Sakura, we have a boy! Sakura?" Syaoran cried joyously. His joy was mixed with terror as he saw his wife lying motionless, her eyes closed. Dr. Eddington suddenly began barking out orders.
"She's bleeding out! Mr. Li, I need to ask you to leave now. Go see your son." Dr. Eddington commanded. Syaoran began to protest, but was hurried out of the room to where Eriol and Tomoyo were waiting.
"What's going on? What do you have?" Tomoyo asked anxiously, noticing Syaoran's pale face.
"Sakura's not doing well. . . "Syaoran said, his voice quiet and weak. He felt his knees wobble, and the young man struggled to keep his balance. Cass and Aksana ran to Syaoran and hugged him tightly.
"We have sithtow?" Aksana asked eagerly. Syaoran shook his head and took his children's hands, leading them down the hallway. Tomoyo and Eriol followed closely, Candidas walking beside them.
"You have a brother. Four pounds, three ounces. His name is Shawnn Hunter Li." Syaoran said, stopping in front of the NICU (Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit). There in one of the incubators lay a tiny baby boy with dark messy hair. His eyes were closed, and he was lying still. He looked like he could fit in Syaoran's cupped hands, he was so small.
"He's beautiful, Syaoran. Let us watch the kids, you go back and wait for word on Sakura." Eriol said softly, putting a hand on his dazed cousin's shoulder. Syaoran nodded and walked back toward the delivery room to wait.
"Don't leave me, Sakura. . . we finally have our family. After all this fighting. . . don't go.' Syaoran thought as he leaned against the white wall.
*I tell you, I am probably the worst writer ever, putting you all through one bad thing after another! The next chapter is going to be my finale to this piece ::tear:: so please send me reviews, let me know what you think. I would love to have 100 reviews for this story by the time it ends! Thanks!*