Wedding time today and a SPECIAL appearance happens by one of my friend and TWO of my sisters! ENJOY!
Disclaimer: Neh, I don't own anything. CLAMP owns CCS…
Title: A Sight for Sore Eyes
Summary: Sakura is blind. For her operation, she needs a lot of money. Sakura is desperate now, but she knows she can't do it. One day a man appears he has a deal for Sakura. He will marry her and pay for her operation, only if she bears him an heir. Will she accept? S+S
Ages: Sakura 19, Syaoran 22
And now, for this heartfelt story to being….-.-.-.- Chapter 38: A Wedding for Three and a Twilight Wish
'Taihen, Taiyou.' Syaoran whispered.
Sakura's eyes widened. "Oh god."
Syaoran blanked back into unresponsive state.
.- Else where -.
"TAIHEN! TAIYOU!" He screamed with all his might.
He fell to his knees and pounded the ground.
'God, get me out of here…'
.- Three days later -.
"Sakura, we have to tell you something." Said Tomoyo. Everybody was sitting in the Grand Hall of the Li Mansion (Sakura and Syaoran's mansion).
"Yea?" Sakura said as she cradled her daughter.
"We're planning on changing wedding date," Chiharu said, "to when Syaoran gets up."
Sakura suddenly looked up to her three pairs of friends whom are getting married. Tomoyo and Eriol, Chiharu and Takashi and finally Mei Lin and Ryu.
"Serious?" Sakura squeaked.
Mei Lin nodded.
"That's so… oh god, guys that's so sweet of you, but you should really get on with the wedding date. Tomoyo and Eriol already sent out invites right after my anniversary date."
Tomoyo nodded. "True but we can send out cancellation invitations."
"But isn't that a hassle?"
Eriol shrugged. "Anything for our friend you know."
"He's your cousin Eri." Sakura giggled.
Eriol laughed. "Alright, anything for my cousin."
Mei Lin frowned at Eriol. "I'm your cousin too Eri!"
"Oh god! Next think you know, Ying and Yang will be begging from their second cousin, aka me!" Eriol whined.
"Can't wait eh?" Sakura smiled.
"Of course."
"So what do we do?" Takashi asked.
"We can just go visit Syaoran and see what comes out of his mouth this time." Sakura suggested.
"That's just so crazy it just might work." Hitomi giggled as Shoaling wrapped an arm around her waist.
Sakura and Tomoyo went to get the twins dressed up while everybody else went to get drivers for the limos.
.- Hospital -.
Sakura, the twins, Shoaling, and the six people that were deciding against their wedding came into the wardroom while everybody else was in the waiting room.
"Hey Syaoran," Sakura greeted softly as she stroked his hair. She kissed his forehead and she thought she felt his muscles relax under her lips.
.- Else where -.
"Yo Sakura," Syaoran said as he walked around in the infinite darkness that was his head.
"So, what's the news today?" He said like a madman.
.- Sakura -.
"Eri, Moyo, Mei, Ryu, Tak and Chi wanna cancel their wedding until you wake up. What do you have to say?" Sakura said like a madwoman.
The others, meaning Eriol, Tomoyo, Mei Lin, Takashi, Ryu, Chiharu and Takashi watched in bemusement.
.- Else where -.
"Hmmm…leave it to them." Syaoran laughed. "Just for me? Aw, tell them I love them. What's my answer?"
Over the course of the month, Syaoran figured out that if he yelled something with all his might, the answer comes out of his lips in reality.
"Tell them, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
.- Sakura -.
'No' came out of Syaoran's lips. It was hardly a whisper and you had to strain to hear it.
"Oh wow." Tomoyo giggled.
"So, the King of China has spoken. Your wedding will commence." Sakura said as she sat beside Syaoran, rubbing his hand.
"But Sakura," Tomoyo protested.
"Not anything. Syaoran, even in a coma said no to postponing your wedding. Your wedding will go as planned August 18th."
"Are you sure?" Chiharu asked nervously.
"If I wasn't, would I be sitting here with Syaoran talking like an insane chick?"
"She has a point? So everybody with what Syaoran said?" Eriol asked.
"I guess." Ryu murmured.
"Our wedding will go as planned."
"But we have no best man." Mei Lin said.
"Shoaling can do that for you. I mean, if Yang falls for Shoaling's Syaoran act then I guess some people in the audience won't mind." Sakura said.
"She's right." Chiharu said.
"So then, we have a lot of planning left." Mei Lin squealed as she kissed her cousin, Syaoran, on the forehead before taking Yang from Shoaling. "We'll send the others in now." Tomoyo said.
As soon as everybody left, -excluding Shoaling- Sakura looked at her husband and smiled softly. "Hey Syaoran," She whispered, "get up soon. I think Shoaling's getting impatient with taking care of your son every night."
"Hey!" Shoaling whined as he cradled Ying.
"It's true. You're loosing sleep and you aren't even engaged to Hitomi."
Shoaling blushed.
.- Syaoran's mind -.
"You got him there Sakura. Go Sakura!" Syaoran hooted as his mind made a picture of how the scene currently looked like. He saw Shoaling in chibi form cowering in a corner while his wife was blowing fire out of her mouth.
"That's funny," He commented.
He leaned up against what he thought was the wall and thought bitterly to himself, 'Please, I wanna get up now…'
.- Sakura -.
Sakura turned back to Syaoran and just in time saw his eyes flutter. Whenever that happens, her heart jumps into her throat and she thinks that he's getting up. No suck luck. God wasn't on her side this time around.
'So many good things have been happening. My vision, Syaoran finding Shoaling, Touya and Fuutie coming together, my anniversary, mine and Syaoran's birthdays, the twins especially… but now?' Sakura thought sadly to her self as she tightened her grip on Syaoran's hands.
She didn't notice when Yelan, Xenon and Nadesiko stepped in.
"Sakura," Xenon said as he touched his daughter-in-law's head.
"Yea dad?" Sakura murmured.
"Shoaling said you sung a song for Syaoran, sing it for us too?" Yelan asked.
Sakura shot a glare to her brother-in-law. "I don't know."
Nadesiko gestured to her grandson fidgeting in her arms. "For him then?" She said.
Sakura laughed. "Alright then." She said as she got Taihen from her mother. She sat down beside Syaoran and noticed that Taiyou was already half asleep in her Uncle Shoaling's arms.
(This is the same song from before, remember Akatsuki no Kuruma from Gundam Seed. It's the same song from before except translated in English.)
Nadesiko took a seat with Yelan at her side. Shoaling stood up so his father could take his seat. Shoaling walked to his sis-in-law and stood there. A sleeping Ying in his arms and a semi sleeping Yang in Sakura's arms.
Shaded by the trees, calling out to the wind, I'm lying facedown crying
I saw a version of myself I didn't even recognize
On this guitar I'm playing the melody of someone who's passed on
A star falls in the grief of someone who'll never be seen again
Syaoran smiled hearing his wife's passionate voice again. If only he was awake to see her sing. Her voice in his void was beautiful enough but her voice in reality would be so much better.
Please don't go, no matter how much you scream,
all it will do is quietly stir these orange petals
Saved on my soft brow,
I send the memories in my palm far away
An eternal farewell as I keep strumming
Sakura kept looking at Syaoran, hoping that he would get up at any point of the song. Just get up and kiss her telling her it's all right. But as she said before, God wasn't on her side.
The heart of a child clinging to a gentle hand
The blazing wheels cast it off and continue on
On this guitar I'm playing the grief of someone who's passed on
The strings in my heart being plucked at violently
Yang fell into a light slumber in his mother's arms. Sakura smiled as she rubbed her sons soft thatch of hair. She then glanced at her husband and her smile widened a bit.
In the pure white unstained by sorrow,
the orange petals stirred in a summer shadow
Even if my soft brow is lost,
I'll cross over the far off, red-stained sand
The rhythm of farewell
Nadesiko, Yelan and Xenon found this song utterly peaceful and they too sent glances at Syaoran, also hoping that he'd wake up.
Branded into my memories, on the ever-turning earth,
there is something sprouting in remembrance
Syaoran imagined Sakura wearing a silk white gown on a bright carriage guided by Pegasus. Orange petals were swarming around the carriage as she rode off to the morning sun.
Sending off the dawn's carriage
Those orange petals are stirring somewhere even now
The peaceful daybreak I once saw
Until it is placed in my hands once more,
please don't let the light go out
The wheels are turning
The song ended and Sakura smiled at her family. "That's the song," She murmured.
The elderly folks clapped as Sakura took her daughter from Shoaling as well.
"That was beautiful." Xenon commented.
Sakura nodded. "Thanks."
"Alas, Sakura I heard the others talking about Syaoran agreeing to the wedding happening on August 18?" Nadesiko raised a brow.
Sakura giggled. "Yea well, we asked Syaoran and he whispered no when I said to the postponing of the wedding."
Yelan chuckled. "Wow, that's very unusual. You don't hear a person in a coma making decisions every day now."
"That's him for you." Shoaling said as he clapped his brother's arm.
"Well then. Let's leave Syaoran to his decision-making. We have lots of prep to do. We have a month and a half now." Xenon said.
"Be glad it isn't 2 weeks dad." Sakura murmured.
The elders laughed as they left. Sakura placed a soft kiss on Syaoran's lips before leaving.
"Bye Syaoran."
.- Syaoran's head-.
"Later love." He murmured before falling asleep.
.- August 16th-.
The guests arrived endlessly during the last two weeks. Some took hotels and really close family stayed in Sakura's mansion. Today, Hitomi's best friend, Julianne Kimiko and her husband, Michael Kimiko was coming.
Julianne and Michael Kimiko were from Montreal Canada. Michael was a neurologist and Julianne was an editor for Flare Magazine.
Arriving with Julianne was Sakura's friend from Japan, Susan and her husband Chang Ota. With those two were Kiari Lea and her boyfriend Kai Ookami, Tomoyo's friends.
Sakura, Tomoyo, Eriol, Shoaling, the twins and Hitomi were all at the airport to pick up Julianne, Michael, Susan, Chang, Kiari and Kai.
"When's Susan's flight?" Tomoyo asked Sakura.
"5:30, Kiari?" Sakura asked Tomoyo.
"5:25, what about Julianne?" Tomoyo asked Hitomi.
"5:45."
"Wow, leave it to them to get tickets around the same timing."
"Flight 216 from Dublin Ireland has arrived." Said the intercom lady.
"That's Kiari's flight!" Tomoyo squealed as they all rushed to the terminal that Kiari and Kai were arriving from.
After a few minutes they noticed a petit woman walk towards them with a muscular and firm man beside her.
She was Kiari and he was Kai. Kiari had short light brown hair with beautiful coral blue eyes. Her hair was straight and brush against her shoulders. Her eyes were framed with dark eyeliner. She had a cute nose and sharp angular features that framed her face perfectly. Kiari was at the tender age of 18.
Kai Ookami, a very straightforward 20-year-old man. He had soft gray hair, (natural btw) with a very angular scar on his left cheek. He was a foot taller than Kiari. He had dark ember eyes with very large triceps. He looked the type to work out. He was wearing a light blue muscle t-shirt with dark baggy track pants. He had on basketball shoes and a red cap on sideways.
"Kiari!" Tomoyo squealed as she hugged her best friend.
"Hey Tomoyo! Yo Sakura!" Kiari squealed as she hugged them both.
"Hi Kiari! Nice catch." Sakura winked.
Kiari blushed.
"If I weren't married I would've taken him." Sakura grinned.
"If I weren't getting married I would have taken him." Tomoyo piped in.
"OI!" Eriol frowned.
"Hey, we're young, let us live." Sakura teased.
"I have this growing hatred for both of you." Eriol teased.
"We love you two Eriol." Sakura laughed.
"Aw! Are those Ying and Yang?" Kiari squealed.
"They sure are." Sakura said as she handed Ying to Kiari.
"Oh wow! They're so much more kawaiier in person!"
Sakura and the crew sweat dropped.
"Are you saying they air out day to day life in Dublin as well?"
Kai snorted. "Of course they do. That's all Kia ever talks about."
"They're so kawaii! Hey Sakura-chan, can we visit Syaoran?"
Sakura nodded. "Sure, first let the other guests arrive."
"Flight 501 from San Diego, U.S.A has arrive."
"That's Susan's flight!" Sakura squirmed.
Sure enough, a tall, beautiful girl ran out with her husband tailing on her back.
Susan was 21 years old. She had deep brown eyes and curly black hair. She had soft features with perfect pouty lips. She was wearing a black skirt with a loose yellow t-shirt. Sakura could tell, from very personal experience (and Susan telling her) that she was in her 3rd month pregnancy.
Behind Susan was a tall man, in his early 25's. He had beautiful, tousled light brown hair with playful hazel eyes. He was a few inches taller than Susan and very, very healthy. He was muscular and well built. He was in the navy in the States so that's why Susan and Chang Ota moved there.
"Susan!" Sakura yelled as Susan made her way there.
"Oh damn Sakura, for a mommy of cute twins, you sure are kawaii!" Susan hugged Sakura. Chang then hugged Sakura. "Hey kiddo," he ruffled Sakura's hair.
"Chang," Sakura growled.
"How's Xiao Lang?" Susan asked as she rubbed her stomach.
"He's fine. His eyelids flutter and he whispers but that's just his current state." Sakura whispered.
Susan hugged Sakura again. "Aww, it'll be alright. So who else are we waiting for?" Susan asked as she hugged Kiari. Susan and Kiari have known each other since Sakura and Kiari were 16.
"Julianne and Michael Kimiko. Hitomi's friends." Sakura said gesturing to Hitomi.
"Aw, the ex bad guy and the girl to the twin brother. Nice to meet you." Susan giggled as she shook Hitomi's hands.
"Wow, mood swings." Hitomi observed.
"Yea, they're the best."
"The mood swings I can live with but he cravings…" Chang shuddered.
"You're lucky she's only having one kid." Sakura laughed.
"That's a relief."
"Flight 325 from Montreal Canada is now arriving."
"That's Juli's flight!" Hitomi shrieked with happiness.
And as presumed, out popped a mid sized gorgeous girl and her equally handsome husband.
Julianne was 22 years old, Hitomi's age. She had shoulder length soft honey golden brown hair with tantalizing brown eyes. She had perfectly arched eyebrows and very soft features. She was wearing a pair of beige pants and pink t-shirt.
Her husband, Michael Kimiko was a tall height of 6 feet 4. He had dark brown hair with matching eyes. He had on a pair of black runners with baggy jeans and a button up white dress shirt.
"Juli!" Hitomi hugged her friend.
"Hey 'Omi." Julianne giggled as she hugged Hitomi.
"Hey girl! You already know these guys," Hitomi said pointing to Sakura and the crew.
"That's Kiari and her boyfriend Kai, Tomoyo's friends, that's Susan and her husband Chang, Sakura's friends."
"Hi." Julianne said shaking their hands.
"Since the hospital is on the way back to the house, why don't we go visit Syaoran before going home?" Sakura asked.
"Nice." Eriol said as they all left for the hospital.
.- Hospital -.
Kiari, Kai, Sakura, Susan, Chang, Julianne and Michael were in the room first.
Kiari and Kai were with Syaoran as Susan, Chang, Julianne, Michael and Sakura were standing behind them.
"Dear god, he's so pale and skinny." Kiari murmured, tears in her eyes. Kai wrapped an arm around her waist as she dug her face into his chest. Julianne and Michael got beside Syaoran next. Julianne held Syaoran's hand as tears stung her eyes as well.
"Damn this was very serious, wasn't it?" Michael asked as he held Julianne's other hand.
Sakura nodded, her throat very dry.
"He looks so vulnerable." Julianne squeaked out.
Sakura was about to break down and cry. Kai held Sakura's hand and she smiled, grateful.
Julianne couldn't take it any longer and she cried. Michael led her out of the room as Susan and Chang walked up to Syaoran.
Susan had started bawling before she reached Syaoran, (emotional pregnancy) and Chang was trying to comfort her.
"Oh dear god." She soaked Chang's shirt. Syaoran's eyes fluttered and Susan cried even harder.
"He looks so… innocent." Chang murmured.
"We should go before the girls flood the room." Kai murmured as Sakura led them out.
'Bye Syaoran,' She thought as she left.
.- Day of wedding -.
It was the big day. Sakura, Tomoyo, Chiharu, Mei Lin, Fanran, Fuutie, Feimiel, Sheifa, Kiyoumi, Hitomi, Julianne, Susan, Kiari, Yelan, Nadesiko, Maya, Naoko, Rika and all the other girls woke up early to go to the beauty salon.
The guys snoozed for an extra hour before they got up.
Sakura was the Maid of Honour and Naoko, Rika and the Li sisters were the bridesmaids. Mira, Syaoran's cousins' daughter was the flower girl yet again, like she was at Syaoran's wedding…
Finally, the hour of holy matrimony has arrived.
Tomoyo was wearing a gallant gown, which had an endless train. It was strapless and flared around her chest and flowed out magnificently.
Mei Lin had a full-sleeved gown, which was tighter fitting. It was tight at her chest and flared to her legs. She was wearing a veil that was long and tangled with her cape.
Chiharu had on spaghetti strapped dress that was loose all the way through. It had white strings tied under her breasts to give it a more full look.
The bridal music began and the ceremony begun.
Mira walked out along with the Maid of Honour, brides, bridesmaids and so forth. The three men were standing at the alter, grinning manically.
Finally they arrived.
"We are gathered here today, to witness the joining, of these 6 young children in holy matrimony. Should there be anyone who wishes against this binding, speak now, or forever hold you peace…"
The ceremony proceeded and the girls were all giddy with delight. Finally the moment of truth…
"Eriol Hiiragizawa, do you take Tomoyo Daidouji to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I Do."
"Tomoyo Daidouji, do you take Eriol Hiiragizawa to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I Do."
"Takashi Yamazaki, do you take Chiharu Miharu to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I Do."
"Chiharu Miharu, do you take Takashi Yamazaki to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I Do."
"Ryu Ling, do you take Mei Lin Li to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I Do."
"Mei Lin Li, do you take Ryu Ling to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I Do."
"Rings,"
After the vows and more prayers…
"I now present you Mr and Mrs. Hiiragizawa Eriol, Mr and Mrs. Yamazaki Takashi and finally, Mr and Mrs. Ling Ryu. You may kiss your brides."
The three men bent down and kissed their wives tenderly.
Hooting and cheering erupted. They all bridal carried their newly wives to the limos. Just before they got in, Eriol whispered to Sakura who was standing with Shoaling, Hitomi and the twins.
"We're going to visit Syaoran before we leave for the airport."
Sakura giggled and nodded.
Tomoyo and Eriol were going to Dublin Ireland with Kiari and Kai for their honeymoon.
Ryu and Mei Lin were headed off to Cancun for their honeymoon and finally, Takashi and Chiharu were off to Canada to honeymoon.
Sakura leaned against her brother, Touya and muttered. "Life would be considered perfect."
"If the gaki wasn't in the hospital…" Touya finished as he hugged his sister.
.- December 20th, 4 months after the wedding -.
It's been 7 months since the accident and Syaoran still hasn't awakened.
"Christmas is coming." Tomoyo laughed as she hugged her husband.
"Of course, Sakura's second Christmas as a married woman." Eriol agreed.
"And Ying and Yang's first Christmas." Xenon beamed.
Sakura sighed and nodded. After the wedding a lot of people returned home.
Mickey and Kim Hiiragizawa returned to Japan. Taro and his girlfriend Maya also went back to Japan. Kiari, Kai, Susan, Chang, Julianne and Michael went back to where they previously lived. Yoshiwa and Katie went to Russia and Shin Hugh, Mira and Hanna went to Vietnam.
That left, well still a lot more people.
"Luckily we finished our Christmas shopping last month." Tomoyo grinned giving Sakura high five.
Mei Lin was officially two months pregnant and Tomoyo and Chiharu decided no kids until later.
"Yea, or else we'd have died." Naoko giggled.
Rika and her brother Yam were talking about sending Christmas gifts to everybody. Kiyoumi and Yam are officially and item now.
Everybody is planning on getting Naoko and Mika, Rika and Ryan married off, when they get over the other wedding.
"Well, Christmas is in 5 days, and Wei still hasn't found the perfect tree," Touya growled.
"Yes I have." Wei grinned as two huge men walked in with a generous tree. Sakura squealed as Tomoyo pointed to where it should stay.
The men nodded placed it there, collected their cheques and left.
"Let's get decorating?" Hitomi grinned.
"Eriol and Ryan, get the boxes from the garage. Shoaling, get the baby carriers…" Sakura ordered.
Tree decorating commences.
After two hours of decorating, the entire gang stared graciously at their tree.
"That is beautiful." Sakura laughed.
"Tiful!" Ying shrieked. (10 months old)
"Yea darlin', beaitful." Shoaling said as he scooped up his niece.
Mei Lin yawned. "It's late and I wanna sleep…"
"Another day gone," Ryu moaned.
"A step closer to cravings." Mei Lin giggled as she tugged Ryu to bed.
Sakura nodded as she picked up the twins. "We're hitting the sack too,"
Everybody bade everyone good night and left.
Sakura tucked the twins in into their cribs and stared out the window.
She saw a shooting star in front of a deep red sun.
(Hey, I saw a falling comet in front of a sunset before!)
She gasped and shut her eyes, 'I wish upon a shooting star. I wish upon a falling sun. I wish my Syaoran came out of his coma. I wish, for my love to return.' She thought. She opened her eyes and she swore she saw Syaoran's face in the sun.;
Sakura turned back and lied down in bed.
"Good night," She muttered to no one.
But, unknown to them…
In the dead of night in the hospital, hours after Sakura made her wish…
The fingers of Li Xiao Lang have moved…
Now wasn't that ingenious? X-mas is coming and what? Syaoran MOVED? –readers throttle me- AGH! Ok I am SOO not telling you what happens… you have to WAIT!
I mean… -sees readers glare- I mean YEA! –sticks tongue out-
Uh oh… -sees readers run after me-
I STILL AIN'T TELLIN YA! STAY TUNED!
… MOMMY…
Lub, Sakura
P.S.: I'm currently high off of LOTSA chocolate! MUWAHHAHAHA!