With You
Hey everyone! By now EVERYONE has probably forgotten about
me, let alone this fic, but I'm finally back online and
updating! I'm going to try and get the end to "Rogue" out but
I lost it along with all of "The Benjamin Gate", which I
probably won't even try to recover unless I get some hate-
mail saying I had better. Anyway, I should shut up now,
you're probably already reading the chapter and not paying
any mind to me!!!! Enjoy!
With You
It was January eleventh, a whole year since Cadence had been born. The baby swing was packed up, replaced with toys overflowing from a small basket in the corner. The apartment had changed a lot as well, especially since the young child had earned the title of toddler a week before. Now everything was baby proofed, from the floor to the ceiling. Nothing was in Cadence's reach that could be potentially harmful to her. Syaoran handed Eriol some streamers as Tomoyo blew up balloons. Sakura busily cleaned some vegetables. In her playpen, Cadence watched the older people as they scurried around. She laughed aloud, putting a chubby hand in her curly brown hair. "What's so funny?" Syaoran asked, walking over to the grinning child and picking her up out of the playpen and holding her above his head gently. Cadence squealed in delight and grabbed Syaoran's dark hair with her tiny hands, making him yell in pain. "Cadence let go of daddy's hair!" Sakura lightly scolded. Cadence did as she was told, cuddling up against Syaoran's chest as he walked with her over to Sakura. "I love it when you refer to me as 'daddy'." Syaoran murmured, kissing Sakura's lips tenderly. "Hey you two! Quit making out and help get these decorations finished! Everyone will be here soon!" Tomoyo squealed, rushing past Sakura and putting vegetables on a white tray. "If I didn't know any better, I'd think it was HER first birthday!" Sakura joked. Syaoran chuckled as Tomoyo playfully glared and continued on her way. "I can't believe she's one already . . . it seems like yesterday I went into labor with her!" Sakura mused, playing with a rogue curl on the baby's head. Syaoran grinned and kissed Sakura again. "It can only get better." Syaoran added. Someone knocked on the door, and Sakura opened it to her father, Touya, and Yukito. "How's my favorite granddaughter?" Fujitaka exclaimed, taking the giggling girl out of Sakura's arms and playing with her happily. Touya walked in and stood next to Syaoran, scowling slightly. "How are you, brat?" Touya asked. Syaoran shrugged. "Alright, I suppose. Yourself?" Syaoran asked. Sakura and Fujitaka walked by with Yukito, who was now holding Cadence and making silly faces. "I'm well. You treating Sakura okay? 'Cause if you're not I'll kill you." Touya responded. Syaoran rolled his eyes and smiled slightly at Touya, who broke character and started to smile. "I knew I could get you to crack." Syaoran said, slapping Touya on the back before joining Sakura in the living room. The doorbell rang, and Tomoyo answered the door to find Yelan and Meilin on the other side, gifts in hand. "Mother! Meilin! You made it!" Syaoran called, making his way to his mother as she smiled. He took the gifts from the women and led them into the apartment, where Meilin immediately attached herself to Cadence. The curly headed toddler played with Meilin's long raven hair, making her cry out in pain. "She's a wonderful child, Syaoran. If only she were yours." Yelan mused, taking a sip from the drink her son had brought her. Syaoran watched as Cadence played, her emerald eyes sparking. "She is my child, mother." Syaoran replied. Yelan smiled warmly at her son, then walked over to join her niece and Cadence. The birthday party wore into the evening. The sun was setting as Cadence opened her last gift, and she squeaked in delight as she played in the wrapping paper. As the adults were talking, Cadence grabbed a green bow off of the floor and toddled over to Syaoran, who was sitting beside Sakura and Yelan. "Dada!" Cadence called, thrusting the bow into the air as high as she could. Syaoran and Sakura stopped talking, along with the rest of the room. It was so quiet the sound of a pin dropping could be heard. Everyone stared at Cadence, then Sakura, then Syaoran. "Dada?" Cadence said again, sounding a little confused by the sudden silence. She was startled as everyone cried out in excitement. Sakura picked Cadence up and cuddled her close. "She said dada! Her first word!" Sakura cried, hugging Cadence as she grinned widely and reached for Syaoran. He took her into his arms, letting her hug onto him happily. "I think it's a sign!" Tomoyo cried over the noise. Sakura and Syaoran blushed as everyone nodded in agreement and started chattering about weddings. Syaoran looked over at Sakura, who was blushing and smiling. It was some time later when all the guests had left. The apartment was clean and orderly once again, and Eriol was slumped on the couch with an exhausted Tomoyo at his side, their eyes barely open. Cadence was sprawled in her playpen, her thumb securely tucked in her mouth. "I think we should just let her sleep there. She looks so comfortable." Syaoran whispered, draping a blanket over the tiny little child. "I can't believe she said dada today. . . "Sakura stated, her eyes locked on her child with love. Syaoran leaned against Sakura, making her look up at him with a smile. "Jealous?" Syaoran joked. Sakura punched him lightly in the arm and scrunched up her face good naturedly. Tomoyo and Eriol walked up to the playpen and looked down on the sleeping baby quietly. "I want one." Tomoyo mused. Eriol looked at her in shock, making Sakura and Syaoran giggle lightly. "Later, Tomoyo. Right now I want to sleep. Quite possibly sleep forever, if you'll let me." Eriol replied, walking toward their room. Tomoyo pouted for a moment, but when Eriol peeked out from the room with an 'are ya coming?!' look on his face, Tomoyo took off, saying a quick goodnight to Syaoran and Sakura. "This was a great day. Cadence had a great birthday." Sakura whispered as the couple walked back to their room and started getting ready for bed. "Cadence has a great mom." Syaoran replied, taking Sakura into his arms and planting a warm kiss on her lips. Sakura smiled when they parted for air. "Cadence has a great dad too." Sakura murmured, meeting Syaoran's lips once again in a passionate kiss. They wrapped their arms around each other, taking in everything as if it were the last time they'd touch. Sakura backed Syaoran up against the bed, tripping him. They fell together, Sakura crying out softly as she fell. Syaoran propped himself up beside Sakura, who stared into his amber eyes longingly. "Syaoran I-"Sakura started, but Syaoran held up his hand, silencing her. "We don't have to. Baby steps, remember?" Syaoran whispered in response, kissing Sakura's forehead as she smiled. "I wasn't going to say no . . . "Sakura said quietly, tracing her finger over Syaoran's bare chest as she spoke. "You're sure you're ready?" Syaoran asked. Sakura nodded, moving in to kiss Syaoran's lips once again. They met, clashing against one another with a passion that had been waiting to surface for over a year. Crawling under the covers, Syaoran and Sakura began to take their relationship to the next level. They moved as one, as if they knew each other the whole time. It was almost like a poem, their rhythm slow and relaxed. Syaoran and Sakura tried to keep it slow so they could savor every moment, but found themselves lost in their passion for each other. When it was over, after they had consummated their love for one another, they lay peacefully together in their bed, relishing each other's touch. Sakura rested her head against Syaoran's chest as his rhythmic breathing lulled her to sleep. "I love you, Syaoran." Sakura whispered as she closed her emerald eyes blissfully. Syaoran stroked Sakura's hair with his fingers and sighed lightly, a smile crossing his tranquil face. "I love you too, Sakura." Syaoran echoed as he let his eyes close. The next morning, Tomoyo awoke to the sound of Cadence calling out from the living room. She got out of bed and walked past Sakura and Syaoran's room, noticing the door still closed. She picked up the smiling baby from her playpen and cuddled her gently. "Mommy and daddy must still be sleeping. Let's go in and wake them up." Tomoyo said sleepily, walking back to the bedroom and opening the door. At the sight of Sakura and Syaoran lying together with nothing more than a blanket covering them, Tomoyo closed the door. "Maybe we should give mommy and daddy a break?" Tomoyo laughed to herself, carrying Cadence into her own room. Eriol awoke to small hands pounding lightly on his face. His blue eyes opened to find Cadence between him and Tomoyo, who was watching him with much interest. Her amethyst eyes sparkled as he smiled at the playing child, then at her. "We have to get ourselves one of these." Eriol joked, sleep still in his voice. Tomoyo grinned and leaned in over Cadence for a kiss. Yay another one bites the dust!
With You
It was January eleventh, a whole year since Cadence had been born. The baby swing was packed up, replaced with toys overflowing from a small basket in the corner. The apartment had changed a lot as well, especially since the young child had earned the title of toddler a week before. Now everything was baby proofed, from the floor to the ceiling. Nothing was in Cadence's reach that could be potentially harmful to her. Syaoran handed Eriol some streamers as Tomoyo blew up balloons. Sakura busily cleaned some vegetables. In her playpen, Cadence watched the older people as they scurried around. She laughed aloud, putting a chubby hand in her curly brown hair. "What's so funny?" Syaoran asked, walking over to the grinning child and picking her up out of the playpen and holding her above his head gently. Cadence squealed in delight and grabbed Syaoran's dark hair with her tiny hands, making him yell in pain. "Cadence let go of daddy's hair!" Sakura lightly scolded. Cadence did as she was told, cuddling up against Syaoran's chest as he walked with her over to Sakura. "I love it when you refer to me as 'daddy'." Syaoran murmured, kissing Sakura's lips tenderly. "Hey you two! Quit making out and help get these decorations finished! Everyone will be here soon!" Tomoyo squealed, rushing past Sakura and putting vegetables on a white tray. "If I didn't know any better, I'd think it was HER first birthday!" Sakura joked. Syaoran chuckled as Tomoyo playfully glared and continued on her way. "I can't believe she's one already . . . it seems like yesterday I went into labor with her!" Sakura mused, playing with a rogue curl on the baby's head. Syaoran grinned and kissed Sakura again. "It can only get better." Syaoran added. Someone knocked on the door, and Sakura opened it to her father, Touya, and Yukito. "How's my favorite granddaughter?" Fujitaka exclaimed, taking the giggling girl out of Sakura's arms and playing with her happily. Touya walked in and stood next to Syaoran, scowling slightly. "How are you, brat?" Touya asked. Syaoran shrugged. "Alright, I suppose. Yourself?" Syaoran asked. Sakura and Fujitaka walked by with Yukito, who was now holding Cadence and making silly faces. "I'm well. You treating Sakura okay? 'Cause if you're not I'll kill you." Touya responded. Syaoran rolled his eyes and smiled slightly at Touya, who broke character and started to smile. "I knew I could get you to crack." Syaoran said, slapping Touya on the back before joining Sakura in the living room. The doorbell rang, and Tomoyo answered the door to find Yelan and Meilin on the other side, gifts in hand. "Mother! Meilin! You made it!" Syaoran called, making his way to his mother as she smiled. He took the gifts from the women and led them into the apartment, where Meilin immediately attached herself to Cadence. The curly headed toddler played with Meilin's long raven hair, making her cry out in pain. "She's a wonderful child, Syaoran. If only she were yours." Yelan mused, taking a sip from the drink her son had brought her. Syaoran watched as Cadence played, her emerald eyes sparking. "She is my child, mother." Syaoran replied. Yelan smiled warmly at her son, then walked over to join her niece and Cadence. The birthday party wore into the evening. The sun was setting as Cadence opened her last gift, and she squeaked in delight as she played in the wrapping paper. As the adults were talking, Cadence grabbed a green bow off of the floor and toddled over to Syaoran, who was sitting beside Sakura and Yelan. "Dada!" Cadence called, thrusting the bow into the air as high as she could. Syaoran and Sakura stopped talking, along with the rest of the room. It was so quiet the sound of a pin dropping could be heard. Everyone stared at Cadence, then Sakura, then Syaoran. "Dada?" Cadence said again, sounding a little confused by the sudden silence. She was startled as everyone cried out in excitement. Sakura picked Cadence up and cuddled her close. "She said dada! Her first word!" Sakura cried, hugging Cadence as she grinned widely and reached for Syaoran. He took her into his arms, letting her hug onto him happily. "I think it's a sign!" Tomoyo cried over the noise. Sakura and Syaoran blushed as everyone nodded in agreement and started chattering about weddings. Syaoran looked over at Sakura, who was blushing and smiling. It was some time later when all the guests had left. The apartment was clean and orderly once again, and Eriol was slumped on the couch with an exhausted Tomoyo at his side, their eyes barely open. Cadence was sprawled in her playpen, her thumb securely tucked in her mouth. "I think we should just let her sleep there. She looks so comfortable." Syaoran whispered, draping a blanket over the tiny little child. "I can't believe she said dada today. . . "Sakura stated, her eyes locked on her child with love. Syaoran leaned against Sakura, making her look up at him with a smile. "Jealous?" Syaoran joked. Sakura punched him lightly in the arm and scrunched up her face good naturedly. Tomoyo and Eriol walked up to the playpen and looked down on the sleeping baby quietly. "I want one." Tomoyo mused. Eriol looked at her in shock, making Sakura and Syaoran giggle lightly. "Later, Tomoyo. Right now I want to sleep. Quite possibly sleep forever, if you'll let me." Eriol replied, walking toward their room. Tomoyo pouted for a moment, but when Eriol peeked out from the room with an 'are ya coming?!' look on his face, Tomoyo took off, saying a quick goodnight to Syaoran and Sakura. "This was a great day. Cadence had a great birthday." Sakura whispered as the couple walked back to their room and started getting ready for bed. "Cadence has a great mom." Syaoran replied, taking Sakura into his arms and planting a warm kiss on her lips. Sakura smiled when they parted for air. "Cadence has a great dad too." Sakura murmured, meeting Syaoran's lips once again in a passionate kiss. They wrapped their arms around each other, taking in everything as if it were the last time they'd touch. Sakura backed Syaoran up against the bed, tripping him. They fell together, Sakura crying out softly as she fell. Syaoran propped himself up beside Sakura, who stared into his amber eyes longingly. "Syaoran I-"Sakura started, but Syaoran held up his hand, silencing her. "We don't have to. Baby steps, remember?" Syaoran whispered in response, kissing Sakura's forehead as she smiled. "I wasn't going to say no . . . "Sakura said quietly, tracing her finger over Syaoran's bare chest as she spoke. "You're sure you're ready?" Syaoran asked. Sakura nodded, moving in to kiss Syaoran's lips once again. They met, clashing against one another with a passion that had been waiting to surface for over a year. Crawling under the covers, Syaoran and Sakura began to take their relationship to the next level. They moved as one, as if they knew each other the whole time. It was almost like a poem, their rhythm slow and relaxed. Syaoran and Sakura tried to keep it slow so they could savor every moment, but found themselves lost in their passion for each other. When it was over, after they had consummated their love for one another, they lay peacefully together in their bed, relishing each other's touch. Sakura rested her head against Syaoran's chest as his rhythmic breathing lulled her to sleep. "I love you, Syaoran." Sakura whispered as she closed her emerald eyes blissfully. Syaoran stroked Sakura's hair with his fingers and sighed lightly, a smile crossing his tranquil face. "I love you too, Sakura." Syaoran echoed as he let his eyes close. The next morning, Tomoyo awoke to the sound of Cadence calling out from the living room. She got out of bed and walked past Sakura and Syaoran's room, noticing the door still closed. She picked up the smiling baby from her playpen and cuddled her gently. "Mommy and daddy must still be sleeping. Let's go in and wake them up." Tomoyo said sleepily, walking back to the bedroom and opening the door. At the sight of Sakura and Syaoran lying together with nothing more than a blanket covering them, Tomoyo closed the door. "Maybe we should give mommy and daddy a break?" Tomoyo laughed to herself, carrying Cadence into her own room. Eriol awoke to small hands pounding lightly on his face. His blue eyes opened to find Cadence between him and Tomoyo, who was watching him with much interest. Her amethyst eyes sparkled as he smiled at the playing child, then at her. "We have to get ourselves one of these." Eriol joked, sleep still in his voice. Tomoyo grinned and leaned in over Cadence for a kiss. Yay another one bites the dust!