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Chapter 6

Mothers

Tomoyo tapped her fingers on the table waiting for Sakura's dad to answer the phone. "Hello?" Touya greeted.

"Hi Touya, it's Tomoyo. You need to get here right away," Tomoyo ordered.

"Why?"

"Because Sakura…"

"What happened to her!" Touya yelled.

"She got hit by a car."

…Sakura's hospital room…

The sound of the beeping heart monitor annoyed Eriol. The doctors said she'd be all right, but Eriol was still worried. Sakura hadn't woken up since the accident; he didn't know how Syaoran was at all. "Do you know how Syaoran is?" Eriol asked the doctor.

"He's awake now… But I don't understand! Miss Kinomoto had less of an impact from the crash yet she hasn't woken up!" the doctor shook his head.

"That's strange."

"Indeed, and what's even more strange is the fact that neither of them got seriously hurt. Just some scratches and bruises; No broken bones."

It's true. Eriol saw the car coming towards them. He immediately froze time and placed a shield spell around them. "Well that's completely possible," Eriol shrugged.

"Not if the car was speeding."

"It was?"

"You were there weren't you? The car that hit them was speeding."

…A couple minutes later…

Sakura opened her eyes. Eriol sat uncomfortably in the chair beside her bed with Tomoyo's head leaning on his shoulder. She looked around and saw no one else. She remembered the car, and Syaoran pushing her out of the way. She grabbed her necklace, wanting to use the protect card, but it was too late. The car hit them both, but why didn't she feel like her bones were broken? She looked over at the couple across from her. Tomoyo's hand was in Eriol's. Sakura closed her eyes just for a couple of seconds then reopened them. Eriol was awake. He gently moved away from Tomoyo, stood up, and went to walk out of the room. Tomoyo caught his arm, "Where are you going?" she mumbled.

"I'll just go and get some food. Do you want anything?" he asked.

"Nope," Tomoyo closed her eyes once more.

Eriol smiled, kissed her forehead, and left the room. Sakura yearned for a love like Eriol and Tomoyo's, but she knew that it could never be. Tears formed in her eyes and made her vision blurry. "My dear daughter, why do you cry?" someone's voice echoed.

Sakura wiped the tears from her eyes. A ghostlike figure leaned over her. "M-mother?"

"Yes dear, I'm right here," Nadeshiko ran her hand over Sakura's hair.

"Mom, am I dieing? Is this all a dream?" Sakura asked.

"You are not dieing. You still have a lot of things to accomplish in this lifetime," Nadeshiko smiled, "And yes, this is a dream."

"Why haven't I woken up yet?"

"You have in a way, my dear."

Sakura looked around her. She was still in the hospital room, and Tomoyo was still there sleeping. "You still know what's going on in your surroundings," Nadeshiko continued.

Eriol entered the room with a bag of chips. Tomoyo looked up at him, "Did you check on Syaoran?"

Eriol nodded, then sat down. "Well?" Tomoyo inclined her head.

"Well nothing," Eriol shrugged.

Tomoyo giggled, mindlessly playing with a strand of his hair. He grabbed her hand and gently kissed it, "Tomoyo."

"Yes?"

"I'm coming back to Tomoeda around Christmas time and when I get there, I promise that I'll never leave you again."

"I know you won't," Tomoyo replaced her head on his shoulder.

"How are you so sure?"

"Because if you do leave… I'll track you down and bring you back to Tomoeda," she laughed.

Tomoyo began to hum a melody that Sakura had never heard before. "You'll have to finish singing that song for me, you know," Eriol smiled.

"I promise, I will."

"Sakura. Tomoyo will need you to be there for her very soon," Nadeshiko looked at Tomoyo with pity.

"Why?" Sakura asked.

"And Syaoran," Nadeshiko avoided the subject, "He loves you very much, and he'll need your love in return."

…In Tomoeda…

"Hurry up dad!" Touya ran into the airplane.

Fujitaka moved through the crowd of people and took his seat. "Fujitaka!" Sonomi was sitting in the seat diagonal from his.

"Sonomi, what are you doing here?" Fujitaka asked.

"Tomoyo told me that Sakura got hurt in Morgan and I have no doubt that she's going to run into her no good father," Sonomi spoke with distaste about her husband, "I'm bringing her back to Tomoeda as soon as possible."

"But Tomoyo would want to be there for Sakura," Touya protested.

"I know, that's why she's going to stay until Sakura wakes up," Sonomi frowned at the fact that Touya butted into the conversation.

…At the hospital…

Syaoran walked through the hall towards Sakura's room. Eriol walked out of the room with Tomoyo. Tomoyo's arm was hooked onto his, her eyes shut. "We're going back to my house, will you be okay?" Eriol asked.

Syaoran nodded his head. "G'night Syao, take care of Sakura," Tomoyo mumbled.

'She's so happy with him,' Syaoran thought. "Have a good night you two," Syaoran smiled.

He walked into the room. Sakura shot up from the hospital bed. "Syaoran!" she exclaimed.

"Honey, he can't hear you. You're still asleep," Nadeshiko looked down at the bed where Sakura's unconscious body lied.

"But mom, I'm standing right here!" Sakura complained.

"And you're still asleep," Nadeshiko added.

Syaoran walked to her side, looking down at her. He clutched her hand in his, "I'm so sorry. I should have just told you how I felt," Sakura was shocked by what she was seeing. Syaoran was actually crying… for her, "I love you Sakura," he whispered.

Sakura wiped the tears from his face. She didn't know if he felt her but she felt him. Li's eyes widened. He looked at Sakura's body, but he felt her hand on his cheek. "Mom, please let me wake up," Sakura cried.

"As you wish, my dear," Nadeshiko faded from sight.

Syaoran felt Sakura's hand tighten, "Sakura!"

"Syaoran," she murmured.

…Eriol's house…

Eriol peered around the corner to make sure Tomoyo didn't wake up. "So you're sure?" Eriol asked the lady on the phone.

"Yes, very sure," the woman's voice replied.

"And that will happen when I go back to Tomoeda?"

"Yes. You can't do this Eriol! You can't go to Tomoeda."

"I don't care. I promised Tomoyo that I'd never leave her again."

"Going to Tomoeda will ruin your life!"

"I'm going back, and you're not going to stop me," Eriol slammed the phone.

… The next day…

"Where is she!" the door flew open.

Syaoran looked up at Touya, Fujitaka, and Sonomi. Touya glared at Syaoran, "What happened to her?" Touya demanded.

Syaoran didn't glare back; he didn't even speak. He got up and left the room. "Hey brat! I'm talking to you!" Touya shouted. But Syaoran kept walking.

…Later on…

Tomoyo and Eriol walked into Sakura's hospital room. "There you are!" Sonomi exclaimed.

"Mom?" Tomoyo said with surprise.

"We are leaving immediately," Sonomi grabbed Tomoyo's arm, "Where are you staying?"

"At Eriol's house."

"Eriol?" Sonomi remembered that name from somewhere, "And where's his house?"

"Right beside dad's."

Sonomi's grip tightened, "That means…" Sonomi turned to Eriol, "Is your last name Hiiragizawa?"

Eriol nodded, his eyes on Tomoyo's wrist. "Mom… You're hurting me," Tomoyo whimpered.

"Come with me Tomoyo, we're leaving right now," Sonomi dragged her out of the hospital.