A/N: I know for a fact that everyone's been waiting for this chapter! Will she confess? Or will a few more chapters keep them apart? Who knows until you read this!
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Chapter 17:Checkmate!
I sighed knowing there was no way I could explain this! I had never expected him to follow me all the way home and end up in my kid's room. Now as I stared at him demanding an answer I was stuck…it was rarely Kinomoto Sakura got stuck!
I looked again in his eyes as he advanced forward to hold my shoulders.
With a close of my eyes I nodded and looked into his amber eyes.
"Yes, Yes Syaoron…I am Sakura"
I saw him inhale slowly and scan my face. I pulled a bit away and touched my watch making my disguise leaves and I stood there with Emerald eyes and brown hair again loosing my façade once and for all.
"Ying FA! You didn't die!" Syaoron whispered.
"No…I didn't…I survived, the first time and the second time Syaoron…I don't always need you" I clenched my fist in memory of his betrayals.
"I never meant to leave you or the kids Sakura…" Syaoron started. He looked into my eyes that I kept neutral and distant from emotions. He touched my cheek lightly and questioned me for my room as to not disturb the kids.
I led him silently into my bedroom and he sat on the bed next to me after I sat. I stared away from him and noticed TOO MUCH that his arm was around me. I fought down the urge to lean against him as I had done in the past.
" Sakura…You know that I'd never leave you with the kids…"
"Why come here?" was all I could say.
""We were all suppose to run from my mother but somehow she found out and had me locked in. I came to your house but they blocked me off!" Syaoron said with anger. He remembered that night vividly as the last time he ever saw his family alive!
"So?"
" Xin told me we should just go on and we'll definitely come back for you guys but the next thing I knew you guys had drowned and I felt so damn guilty!" Syaoron said softly.
I sighed a little after hearing his story. He truly cared and wanted to have us with him. I relaxed a little and leaned against him.
"I love you honey!" Syaoron whispered. "You don't know how much I wished that it was all a dream and I had you back."
"Oh?" I asked with a raised brow, "You seemed well moved one! Especially with pursuing Saku!"
Syaoron held her tighter. "Only because she reminded me of you every step! And guess who that turned out to be!" Syaoron teased placing a silent kiss on the top of my head. I was contented to stay that way with him.
We spent A LOT more time talking of what led to this and I informed him we were presumed dead.
"Well, that's quite a tale…" he said
I knew I left him confused about the drowning because I "failed" to tell him I was something than his sweet Sakura.
"But…" Syaoron stared looking into my eyes again, "I'm really sorry I left!"
I pouted, "yeah, right!"
"Really!"
"I thought you loved me Syaoron Li!" I said turning away and getting up.
I felt him pull me back and I fell onto his lap. "I do!" he insisted and I got off his lap.
"Saku…"
I turned back as I almost entered the bathroom. With a slight grin to myself I turned back with anger. "Prove it!"
Syaoron eyes widened, he knew not a way to prove it at midnight!
"Isn't the word enough?"
"NO!" I crossed my arms and wandered away with a pout.
"Sakura!" Syaoron raged and headed towards me. He was by my side in two seconds flat and I was in his embrace enjoying his sweet kiss in the next…
"You want me to prove it…" Syaoron said drawing in a raggedly breath, "I'll prove it! By showing you…"
I felt his arms slid under me and I consented as he laid me on the bed and clamped his mouth hard onto mine.
"Are you up for games?" Syaoron asked with a raised eyebrow.
I brushed my hair out of my way and looked at him in invitation.
"Whoever said I wasn't?"
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Next Morning
I laid still listening to his heartbeat.
I had been doing that since 5 in the morning. That had been a hour ago and here I still was, not yet satisfied to have him next to me.
With a slight sigh I drifted my fingertip over his biceps and let my eyes wander over his body.
"Like what you see?"
Glancing up I saw those captivating amber eyes latch onto mine.
"Very much!" I whispered meeting him as he bent to capture my lips. I dueled him out until I flopped him onto his back. Looking down on him I suppressed a small grin.
"Got you"
"Really?" Syaoron asked, "or do I have you?"
I groaned as his hands slid up my side and fought to control the emotions on overdrive in my body. Slapping his hands away I hopped out of bed to pull on clothes.
"What's the deal? It's 6" Syaoron said with a yawn and turned to me with a grin, "we could play a little longer!"
I shook my head and kept dressing. "The kids will be awake soon and I want to get started on breakfast so Sadako won't have to"
Syaoron groaned. "Then what is she there for?"
"She's not my maid!" I bit out, "She's the babysitter"
"Whose job is to cook and feed the kids!" Syaoron said getting up and looking for his clothes.
"Oh?" I went to the closet and pulled out some of his clothes.
"You?" Syaoron was stunned.
"Don't think that I missed you much!" I scoffed. "The lids took comfort in the fact that you're clothes was here since they thought you were coming back…"
"And I am!" Syaoron insisted pulling on his PJ pants and slid his green t-shirt over his head.
"We'll see!" I said with a laugh and headed to the bathroom to brush my teeth.
"You still don't think I'll stay?" Syaoron asked coming into the bathroom.
"Hey, with luck, did you save my toothbrush along with my clothes?"
"No" I uttered and pointed to the drawer on the far right.
He opened it ad smiled. An extra toothbrush was there along with his scent, razor and everything else a man would need.
"You did miss me," Syaoron said fondly.
"Nope!" I said spitting out my mouthful of Toothpaste." Kids insisted"
He raised an eyebrow precautious.
I gave him his look back and he held me.
"What?" I asked and cleaned myself up.
"Nothing…I just missed you" Syaoron said softly spreading toothpaste over his toothbrush. I smiled and sat on the counter and ushered him over. Questioningly he stepped forward and I took the toothbrush leaning over to kiss him coaxing his mouth open. I stuck the toothbrush in and he choked for a few seconds adjusting to the mint flavor. I swallowed a giggle and watched his face turn disturbed.
Spitting out the rest as I finished he attacked my neck and I dragged him downstairs with me.
I set down his tea and handed him the morning newspaper.
"Read!" I ordered and headed into the kitchen puling out pancake mix.
"Geez!" Syaoron said with a smiled, "so demanding towards me!"
I only smiled and hummed to myself as I prepared breakfast.
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6:30
I heard giggles from the kids and heard the bathroom water run. A minute later Sadako appeared at the kitchen door.
"Morn…"
Syaoron smiled, "Morning Sadako"
"Xaio…Xaio Lang?"
Syaoron nodded and smiled a little as Sadako looked at me. I smiled fondly and went back to pouring orange juice.
"I got breakfast today Sadako"
"I can see…and I can also see the kids will be mighty happy today so…I suppose I get the day off?"
"That! You do!" I agreed and looked upstairs at pounding feet's heading downstairs.
"I suppose they're done!" I announced and picked up the plates to set down on the kitchen table.
"MOM!" "Sheng" pouted, "Xu" cheated!"
Both wandered inside at each other throats when they noticed another presence in the room.
"Ohayo!" Syaoron said with a soft smile at their faces. I moved into Syaoron's arms as I stared at their shocked faces.
"Daddy's home!"
Both stood shocked and looked at each other before they smiled at each other hurling themselves into their father's arms.
"Daddy!" They both cried fighting one another to bury themselves deeper into his arms.
"We thought you'd never come back."
"Really?" Syaoron arched an eyebrow, "well you thought wrong?"
Zang Zi nodded and both sought to tell their father threw breakfast what happened after he left to go on business.
"So that's why we have cover names so evil grandma won't find us!"
Syaoron nodded and looked at me. I felt his hand curl against my own and allowed him to squeeze it gently.
"You told them I went on business?"
"I couldn't bare to tell them otherwise" I whispered back and he kissed my cheek briefly, "Thank you"
I nodded and burrowed my head against his shoulder. For a long time I felt I needed to loosen up the knots in my life. And finally I now know how.
"Daddy, how long are you staying?" Xaio Rei asked
"Forever!" Syaoron said
Zang Zi and Xaio Rei looked at each other and laughed in happiness. "Yay!"
"All right!" Sadako said with a smile, "Out of here while I clean up!"
May we be excused?" both asked and I nodded in unison with Syaoron. I got up with the plates and felt them pulled out of my hands.
"Sadako…"
"Out!" she smiled at me softly, "I don't want you anywhere but with you're family tonight!"
I smiled and hugged her tight, "thank you!"
Sadako nodded and waved me out the door. "Take those devils with you two!"
I nodded and took Syaoron's hand.
"You're going to make up all the lost time Syaoron!" I said with a smile.
"Oh?" Syaoron asked "How?"
"By spending every single second with the kids and me today!" I concluded ushering the kids to get ready.
"Done!" Syaoron smiled
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He must've regretted saying that as I watched him trudge towards the kids.
"Tired?" I asked in an attempt to tease him. He glared at me and wrapped an arm around me.
"You'll pay tonight!"
I walked away and turned to look at him with a small smile, "that's IF you have enough strength!"
I looked away then back at him, "I better tell the kids to use it all up!"
"No chance!" Syaoron grinned, "When it comes to bed and you it's fully energized!"
"Stop thinking with you're bottom part and start thinking smart!"
Syaoron groaned and I obliged letting his hand settle at my hip.
"So?" Syaoron asked the kids bending. "What do you two want to watch?"
"Totoro!" They exclaimed
Syaoron smiled, "Okay!"
Going to the teller he asked for four tickets and I eyed my family. The family I shouldn't forget about. I made a decision between shopping with the kids and going to the fair with my family. I was going to forget my mission, fess up to Syaoron that I was an assassin and be a mother!
I was going to drop the mission…once and for all.
"Hun?" I glanced up and saw Syaoron's worried look.
"You okay?"
I nodded with a smile and wrapped my arms around his neck. "Perfect!"
Syaoron smiled and led me in as I eyed my children who pulled on their father for popcorn and drinks.
I laughed as they pulled Syaoron helplessly away. I ignored his pleading eyes and sat back to watch the kids tear into him.
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"Some girl you are!"
"What?" I asked innocently as I sipped on the coke.
"How could you let them torture me without saying anything?"
"Hey!" I popped popcorn into my mouth and let the buttery texture distort my talking for a while., "You bailed early!"
Syaoron opened his mouth but shut it giving me a glare. I smiled and fed him popcorn.
"Love you"
Syaoron sighed and hugged me. "I know…I think…I've always known…"
I nodded and leaned on
him. Pretending to watch the film I gently played with his hand and
he was doing nothing better than groping too.
"Dad!" Xaio Rei
said in a whisper
"Hmm?"
"Can't you keep you're feet to yourself? That's my feet you keep nudging!"
"…"
I giggled and he tackled me!
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I watched as he scooped out two tired beautiful children from the car. They rubbed their eyes sleepily as he held their hands to enter the house.
"Afternoon naps" I declared tucking them in. Zang Zi gave in right away as always and snuggled into her warm bed but Xaio Rei was hard as ever.
"But…I'm not sleepy!" Xaio Rei declared with a yawn.
"You are" I smiled slightly.
"They're finally asleep" Syaoron said with a smile.
"Yep" I agreed.
"Well I guess that's our cue to…"
"Take a walk!" I finished heading out the door.
"Sak…"
"Don't want to?" I pouted slightly, "Fine I'll go alone!"
"NO!" Syaoron took a few strides and caught up with me. Taking a hold of his arm I clung and relaxed my head against his shoulder.
"You drive me crazy!" Syaoron muttered into my ear but all I did was smile secretly. I knew at the moment I was avoiding what would happen later in bed but I wanted…NEEDED to know I was more than the body to him.
He probably felt my need to know since he slid his hand behind me and rested it possessively around my waist. I was contented to walk forever like this until…
"When were you going to tell us you two were an item?"
I turned and came face to face with CBG.
"Kim Sum" I greeted coolly and Syaoron nodded.
"Li" They all chorused in greeting and nodded to me.
"I was whenever I saw you guys again tomorrow" I said
"Uh-huh!" the girls laughed, "that was IF you saw us tomorrow!"
I flushed and leaned on Syaoron again.
"With a hottie like that I would be spending every second with him." Someone voiced.
Other comments traveled but I blocked it out once Syaoron's voice receded over theirs.
"In Welcome of this merge I'll call the guys up and we'll hang tonight!"
"Now you're talking!" Kim Sum said. "I was wondering when I'd see my baby again!"
"I thought you guys weren't like that yet?" asked another and Kim Sum blushed.
I smiled and patted her on the shoulder. "I know how you feel"
"Thanks!" Kim Sum said with a smiled and looked at Syaoron expectedly, "What are you waiting for handsome! We don't got all night!"
Syaoron grinned and picked up his cell. He dialed Xin's number.
"Hey Man where did you go last night?"
"I was with my women!" Syaoron said with a grin towards my way. I ignored him and tried to ignore his stare by concentrating on the girls hollering.
"Oh? Did she bite off your head?"
"Yes!" I shouted with a grin and Syaoron glared at me while he spoke of gathering the guys up to meet up at the club.
"All right see ya there in a few!"
Syaoron got off the phone and slipped it back into his pocket.
"Happy?" He asked
"Very!" The girls chorused
"Well then!" I added grabbing hold of Syaoron's arm. "We'll see you girls down at the club in a few."
"You two going to change too?"
"Yep!" I nodded.
Syaoron nodded as well and we watched the girls leave.
"Well…" I said breaking the silence when we walked back home. "What are you going to wear?"
Syaoron shrugged, "Whatever comes to mind"
"Oh!" I said and drifted to what I'd wear!
"What about you?" He asked turning into the front yard.
"I dunno!" I exclaimed, "we'll see!"
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Sadako watched the couple leave on their "night" together. With a smirk she went over to the phone that Sakura hadn't touched for two days.
"Someone has to know about this!" Sadako said with a sly grin. Picking up the phone she speed dialed a certain person…
"It's about time to report lazy!"
"Tomoyo-Chan"
"Sadako?" Tomoyo asked.
"Yes, I would like to inform you that Sakura hasn't been reporting because her Syaoron is back!"
"What?" Tomoyo asked, "Back up!"
"So we were just lying to kids you know because he ditched all of them and Sakura didn't have the heart to tell them that right?"
"Yeah!" Tomoyo agreed. "So?"
"We woke up this morning! I went downstairs to cook breakfast and he was sitting at the table as if he never left!"
"Really? The nerve1"
"Exactly but you'll never guess the other part to it!"
"What?"
"Sakura was cooking breakfast!"
"NO WAY!" Tomoyo said with a gasp, "She was up? Cooking?"
"Tomoyo CHAN!" Sadako said with a pout, "The point is she was cooking for him not that she got up! Are you paying attention?"
"Yes…that too!" Tomoyo added, "But was there an explanation?"
"If there was they already made up good and pretty by morning!"
"Well I would check that bed of hers Sadako!"
"I did1"
"And?"
"It was messy as hell and his clothes had been tampered with"
"Looks like she had a night!"
"Oh yes she did!
"How would you know?" Tomoyo asked suspiciously
"Because the bed is nothing but messy!" Sadako said with a little laugh. "Besides, Sakura has never NOT made her bed!"
"Too true!" Tomoyo agreed. "Perfect Sakura a slob!"
"I Know! The end of the world huh? "
"Exactly!" Tomoyo said
"Well she must report sometime so, I'm sure she'll give you a call!"
"Yes I know she will!"
"Bye!"
"Bye Bye!" Tomoyo grinned.
"Sakura just what have you been up to without me?"
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I smiled as Syaoron found his way to my pulse.
"Want to go home baby?" I whispered to him softly and I felt his nod.
"You know it baby"
"Too bad!" I purposely set my knee to his groin lightly teasing him. "That will just have to wait till later"
"Evil, bitch!"
"I'm one of a kind Bastard!" I smiled and covered his mouth with mine.
I felt him melt under my clever kiss and I blurred out the loud music.
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Xaio Ru laughed lightly as Suki cowered under the lights.
"Are you sure?" She asked softly
"I'm positive!" Xaio Ru said holding her head softly to him. "This will make sure he comes for you and stop hiding!"
"If you say so…" Suki said softly and tried to get the images out of her mind.
Behind them followed what Syaoron couldn't afford to lose…
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"Girls!"
All of them turned around.
I stood before them and smiled. "I know all of you are happy that we've finally scored something worthwhile!"
I slid a hand over Syaoron's Shoulder to get my point across and all of them arrived at the same conclusion.
Syaoron was clueless but I continued.
"Drawing your attention back though! We have one small problem that needs to be taken cared of…that's the girls walking in those doors!"
Everyone's attention was minimized to the Kitaki clan walking into the club.
"Now let's make a deal!" I said to the girls, "We take care of girl tonight! We party all week!"
The girls smiled and got in an alignment.
I walked around Syaoron and got to the front. Staring Straight ahead the crowd knew I meant business and split.
"Well well"
I said loudly stopping in front of the Kitaki Girls.
"If it isn't the girls I just wanted to see!"
"What do you want?" They said snottily.
" This!" I said and knocked the leader in the face.
It was on as girls after girls rushed towards me, I wasn't giving up even if they grabbed my hair and aimed for cheap shots. I took every blow like a leader and punched and kicked right back!
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I walked with style back to Syaoron and he nook me into his lap with a smile.
"Hurt?" He asked looking me over
"Not really" I said and tossed my honey brown hair back over my shoulder.
"But I must say they touched me more than necessary"
"Did they?" Syaoron raised a brow curiously.
"Where?"
I gave him a look and smiled. "I want to go home!"
"Done!" He said with a grin and stood.
"Going?" Xin asked
Syaoron nodded and stood.
"Wait Hun!" I said with a quick kiss to his lips, "Let me go to the bathroom!"
He nodded and said goodbye to others that he was close with while I hustled to the back. While there I pulled out my cell phone and dialed Tomoyo's number. She'd obviously be waiting for that phone call from me that she never got!
"WHAT?"
"Geez, Didn't know you'd be so mad at me for not calling yesterday!" I teased lightly.
"Sak?"
"No duh? Who else?"
"Oh."
"Anyways…I've decided to quit Moyo!"
Wha?"
"I decided to quit this job and my mission!"
"You…you're the best"
"And the best knows when to quit Moyo"
"This isn't like you! What did Syaoron do to you?"
"What about him…"
"Sadako said…"
"She called you already?"
"Er…Yeah"
"About what?"
"Um…not much…"
"It was about hoe Syaoron came back wasn't it?"
"No…"
"Don't lie!" I said with a sigh
"Yeah…"
"I've forgiven him…it was true I jumped to many types of conclusion when eh up and disappeared on me with two kids but we worked everything out last night."
"Was that before or after what happened in bed?"
"MOYO!"
"Sorry. Stop that…"
"Moyo?"
"Huh…stop it…YEAH?"
"Who's there with you…"
"Just a guy…"
"A guy? I thought you were to busy for guys?"
"I was…but you brought him to me…"
"You didn't!" I said finally when my mind registered the other person who was supposed to kill Syaoron.
"I did…he's pretty cute and you know we do the same profession…we understand each other…"
"You work for the rival company!" I drilled into her mind.
"I know, but he's switching over!"
"Your persuasive skill?" I asked with a sigh
"You know it"
"Well…I DON'T want to know what you two were an is doing so I'll let you go and explain in detail when you're alone!"
"Okay!"
"You're not suppose to be happy…" I sighed as I hung up and walked back towards Syaoron. He was leaned against the wall with his arms crossed. It was the sweetest image ever so as I approached him I couldn't help but give him a light peck on the lips.
"What's that for?"
"Just for looks!" I said and winked.
He ruffled my hair slightly and I smiled throwing myself into his arms. This was my happiness…right here!
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The house was unusually quiet and I was a bit suspicious. Sadako usually waited for me or kept a light on but there was no light.
"Something wrong?"
"No" I replied and snuggled into his arm, "I thought of something…"
"Oh?"
As I opened the door a feeling of dread entered my mind. Everything was a mess as if a fight had broken out here and a note rested on the floor to indicate the incident.
Syaoron was faster and picked it up!
"Dammit!"
"There gone?" I asked a with a breath.
Yes…"
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A/N: darn huh! Just before everything finally went right!
O well…many things will be revealed next chapter…maybe Madam S. as well.
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