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Sakura

Dark spirits

Deaths Fallen Angel

Well on with the story! And a quick recap:

"Sakuuuu! I think I've finally found my soul mate! And you. You and Syaoran! I wouldn't have thought…. Oh goodness. I just realized," Tomoyo stopped and became very serious. "Did you use protection?"

Chapter 13: Tokyo Nights

Neither Li no Kinomoto considered the consequences of their actions. And then, even as Sakura was leaving, neither thought of it. The only one worrying at that moment was Tomoyo, but she hid her thoughts from the group.

"Sakura we'll miss you, so you had better come back soon!" One of the Li sisters said. Everyone was a bit surprised with their appearance, and not so much with Yelan's.

"Tomoyo-chan, I hope I'm able to visit one of your shows sometimes. You're both welcome to visit me anytime, and I'm always open to Sakura's…lively modeling. It spices things up, and it actually looks good. Oh," Meiling did a small dance to show her giddiness, "I just can't wait to see you guys again!"

Good-byes with the family went on, until it was just Eriol and Syaoran.

"I'll miss you," both girls whispered to their man. It was traumatizing really, saying good bye like this after a revitalizing trip. No one paid attention to the couples as they said their sad farewells. Not even Sakura and Tomoyo's new family members.

There was a deep and passionate kiss exchanged between the two brunettes, then a final farewell hug as Sakura buried her tear-stained face into Syaoran's shoulder. As for Tomoyo and Eriol, they had a tight embrace, Eriol rubbing her back and arms as he tried to comfort her and keep her tears from falling.

The flight was announced for plane entrance and the girls hurried off as the Li family waved good-bye. Little Squishy and Syao looked sadly back, already missing their other owners.

"Oh, I did miss this house! We should take off another day to relax and get rid of this awful jet lag. What do you say, Sakura?" Tomoyo was beaming, searching Sakura's sad eyes. "Saku? Are you okay?"

"How can you be so happy? We may not see them again! If you love him so much, how can you be so calm not seeing him?"

"Sakura, I'll take you back any time you want, and I'm sure they'll visit. Just calm down. We're taking…two more days off before we seriously start working again, how's that?" Tomoyo responded in her genuinely sweet voice.

"That's fine," Sakura said back a little quieter.

The next few weeks continued in a rather slow manner, much to Sakura's displeasure. That is until her cell phone started meowing one afternoon. At first she just ignored it, because she didn't want to talk to anyone. Whoever was calling really wanted to talk to her because her phone wouldn't stop. Without even checking the number she answered, assuming the worst-or best.

"Tomoyo whatever it is, could you please tell me later? I don't feel like talking right now."

To her surprise there was a masculine laugh on the other end.

"Oh..um…I'm sorry. Who is this?"

The man on the other end paused, then decided to voice his thoughts. "Sakura I've been trying to figure everything out, and the earliest I can get to Japan is in one month, maybe two."

Sakura gasped, then hunched over for a few seconds, covering her mouth. She made a groan and ran to the bathroom.

"Sakura? You there?" He heard the sound of vomiting on the other end. "Are you okay?"

She took a moment to recollect herself. "Yeah. I don't know what came over me. Ah…I'm fine now. What were you saying?"

Syaoran smiled on his end, "The quickest I could come to Japan is one moth, two at most. I hope that's okay… that you'll wait for me."

Sakura beamed. Finally her life was speeding up. "That's great! Of course I'll wait for you," she smiled, until she felt a sudden pain in her stomach. "Ack. Maybe I'm not feeling so well after all. Anyway, will you stay with me or will you have your own place to stay?"

"I'd like to stay with you if you don't mind…"

"Okay! I can't wait. I'll design your room for you. Bring some things I could use to decorate it though. No, no. Send them so it will be ready for you. I want it to be perfect."

'My room? But I want to share rooms with her…' "Okay, I'll do that. Well, I need to get back to work. Love you."

"I love you too," she smiled.

"Bye," they both whispered, hanging up. As soon as she wet the phone down her body responded with impeccable timing; her world went dark as she collapsed.

"Oh, please let everything be okay!" Tomoyo repeated, her hands clasped firmly together. She had found Sakura on the ground unconscious only moments after she had fallen. Sakura had been acting awkward lately—Tomoyo hoped she wasn't sick, that she hadn't been keeping something secret.

A doctor walked into the room, smiling at the panicking girl beside the bed. "It's nothing to worry about. After more than a month like this it's expected—though perhaps her fainting was…not a common occurrence. She'll be fine. Make sure she isn't drinking or smoking though!" His smile widened at her confused face. "I guess I should assume neither of you know?"

"Know…what…?" Tomoyo asked a little timidly before clearing her throat.

The drive home had been quiet, and Tomoyo couldn't keep her bottom lip out of her mouth. Of course Sakura noticed, and she was becoming worried as the tension in the car built.

Sakura sucked in her breath, "Tomoyo what's wrong? I'm find now, really. It was just a little faintness. That's all."

Tomoyo took the turn a little quickly, pulling to the side of the road. Oh gods, how could she tell her? She told the doctor she would; it should be her job not his, seeing as she's the best friend and knows the situation. "Find. I'll tell you what it is, but you need to stay calm and know that everything will be okay."

"Um…okay? What is it?"

It was Tomoyo's turn to suck in her breath. "Sakura, you're…you're… Sakura, you're pregnant."

The brunette's facial expressions changed so many times within the next minute, Tomoyo was unsure of just what her cousin was feeling. Shock, confusion, fear, happiness, understanding, regret, sadness…

"I'm pregnant," Sakura stated slowly, as if to try the words on her tongue, letting the understanding sink in further. "I'm pre pregnant with Syaoran's child."

Tomoyo nodded slowly, grabbing the steering wheel firmly. "Yes. And now you need to take care of yourself. I…wouldn't worry about telling him yet. And he hasn't even called you!"

"No, he did. I was on the phone with him when the morning sickness started. I wasn't sure what was wrong and he was so worried! Tomo… It won't be another month or two! I'll probably be three months pregnant by the time I see him again! This… I don't know what to do…"

Sakura continued modeling until she began to show, that is, modeling as a skinny woman. Being inspired, Daidouji Creations came out with a maternity label, Sakura and a few others becoming models for it. Tomoyo decided to post pone the release of Sakura's shots though; it probably would be an awkward way to tell the public about their favorite model.

As this life continued she heard little from Syaoran and resolved to tell him only once he came to Japan. He would be so surprised, and she hoped he wouldn't be mad at her. She wanted him to be happy and love the new family he would have. After a while she wondered if Syaoran would really be coming.

"Shouldn't you be going to Japan soon? Or has another business deal come up?" Eriol asked rather casually, leaning against Syaoran's desk.

"That and Meiling has insisted that I stay just a few months. It's like she and mother have some secret plan of keeping me here longer. It's irritating," he frowned. "I guess I should call Sakura… Let her know."

Eriol gave a grunt as his reply and picked himself up. "You haven't, or rather, don't read the tabloids, do you?"

"No, I don't. There's no reason to, considering all their information is farfetched lies." Syaoran rolled his eyes, flipping through a stack of papers on his desk.

"Well then, I'll be off. I've decided to take a little "vacation" to Japan for…oh, three days. See you, my dearest descendant." Eriol smiled languidly, then walked out of Syaoran's office.

Oh how Syaoran wished he could take a vacation even that long to Japan, to his Sakura. But his mother would not hear of it at such an important time for the company. Apparently they were just beginning to negotiate plans of buying out another corporation, and Syaoran could not leave Hong Kong, unless specifically told to, until the merger's post-mishaps and endeavors were done and gone over smoothly. How could he tell her? It had been four months since he had last seen her—all the paperwork and plans for his move had been finished—why couldn't he leave? It would be another three at least before the merger went through… Then he has to make sure everything is running smoothly for two weeks to a month after. Why must his mother put him in charge of such important matters!

He glared at the stack of papers once more. His eyes drifted to his phone and softened. He picked up the phone and dialed all the numbers. The room was silent except for the sound of the ringing tone.

"Hello? Syaoran?" Her voice floated through the air.

"Hey, Sakura. How are you today?"

"Oh, I'm fine, as normal. It's only a typical work day over here. The photo shoot's really busy!" she laughed, sweet music to his ears. "And how is my handsome prince today? You normally call later at night?" he noticed her voice become one of concern.

"Well, I could be just as good as you are, except that everything is tying me down a lot longer than I had thought. You know all the work to get me over is done…but…"

"But…?"

He sighed, "but mother decided to buy another company and have a merger, and she put me in charge. On top of that Meiling wants me to stay longer than that, assuring me that I don't need to go to Japan so soon; I should "relax and enjoy my time here while I can.""

Sakura's silence worried him.

"Saku? Honey, I'm sorry. Mother won't even let me take a few days off to come visit. I really don't understand the women around here. It's like they're trying to keep me from something…" he stopped, trying not to think the wrong thoughts, but curiosity got the better of him. "There isn't something is there? Anything I need to know about?"

Sakura cringed on her end, affectionately caressing her slightly protruding belly. "Well, actually, it's nothing I can tell you about…either you can find out when you get here or… you can ask someone else. I'm sorry Syaoran…" her gaze shifted down and a tear trickled down her cheek. "I'm sure you're going to find out soon enough anyway…. It'll be all over the media, I'm sure."

She paused and he heard voices in the background, voices trying to soothe Sakura as he heard her voice tremble. What was it? The way she said everything… It was as though she had done something…something detestable. Then a familiar voice came onto the phone.

"Li Syaoran! What did you say to her! If you think she's cheating on you, you're dead wrong. Sakura couldn't—wouldn't—do something like that. Oh, forgive me. Her hormones are all out of wack. Perhaps I was being too hard on you," Tomoyo yelled quickly, then quieted, a sigh at the end.

"It's alright. I'm just concerned is all. There's a secret she won't tell me and I'm determined now to find out what it is."

Tomoyo's eyes widened as she looked toward her friend. Should she dare tell him? "And that, Li Syaoran, is why you must come here immediately. She won't last long without you, and I refuse to let her travel. It would be too much."

"Is she sick? Dying? I'll come as soon as I can. With Eriol gone I probably have to wait until he's back but I'll come, I'll come!" Syaoran grew panicked. How long had she been ill?

"No. She's not sick. But the sooner you come, the better." Tomoyo whispered into the phone, "She needs a man's comfort," and then giggled.

Syaoran grinned. "I see what you mean. I'll make up an excuse and get mother to let me go. May I say good-bye to her?"

Tomoyo immediately handed the sitting Kinomoto woman her phone. "Hello?"

"I just wanted to say good bye for the afternoon. I love you."

"I love you too Xiao Lang."

"Bye," they both said, then hung up.

Syaoran looked sadly at the phone, sighed again and left to his mother's office. As he walked on, many employees nodded and said good morning trying to be as polite and deferential as possible. When he reached her office he stopped. Shaking his head, he knocked on her door.

"Come in," a voice echoed through the door.

Syaoran walked in bravely. "Mother."

"Xiao Lang! If it's about a vacation to Japan…then I have something to tell you." She looked directly at him.

"What is it, mother?"

"You may go. However, you should wait until Eriol is back, as I am a busy woman and I am not running this company on my own."

"Yes ma'am," he said smiling. He wanted to call and tell Sakura. But surprising her would be better.

"And Xiao Lang," she said, looking him in the eyes once more, "don't be surprised when you see her. If you notice anything, anyway. Take good care of her. And you'd like, you can always visit the branch in Japan," she said in a sing-song voice.

Syaoran groaned but nodded in slight understanding. "Yes ma'am. I'll be going back to my office now."

"You do that. I'll be seeing you at home tonight, Xiao Lang. Your sister is in tonight and we'll be eating together."