Change of Heart
By: Crazy-cherry
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-Chapter 3-
Five days after the surgery Sakura was able to take Kyo home, but he was to be watched at all times. Misha had been checked for any complications and was found completely healthy and without any heart problems.
Now sitting on her small living room couch she watched the two coloring in their new sketch books that their grandfather Yoji had sent them.
Looking back down at the papers her children's doctor gave her to look at for a good heart surgeon she sighed. Why was it that every time her life was going great someone she loved always wound up hurt. Shaking her head she continued to look at the names all of them didn't seem to be that experienced with heart transplants and also with children. Placing the papers down she moved to the floor to join the two.
Syaoran-
For some reason he couldn't work all day something was bothering him, not only that day but also for the past few days. Nothing he did could get Sakura out of his head he thought that he had moved on and that she was a part of his past now, but with the marriage and everything he couldn't suppress it anymore.
Rubbing the bridge of his nose he stood up and walked over to his book shelf and picked up a book and sat on the couch. Flipping it open he looked at the woman in the picture and wished he was with her and that he had tried harder to find her, but it was useless she had dropped off the face of the earth. Besides he shouldn't be thinking like this especially when he was getting married in six months.
Taking one last look at the woman he thought he loved he closed the book and placed it back on the shelf and went back to work.
Walking out of the elevator he made his way to his apartment, glad that he had gotten home earlier than usual.
Inside the apartment-
"Where are my pants at?" a man with silver hair asked as he scanned the room, only to stop and look at the woman slipping out of the bed in nothing. Picking up her sisters husbands pants she tossed them at him smiling seductively. Fixing the bed she placed all the pillows right where their maid put them, picking up her cloths she put them on slowly allowing her hips to move making the man watching her get hard again.
"Eleanor, are you home!" Syaoran asked as he made his way toward his office to place all his papers away.
"Crap he's home early." The guilty party looked at each other before rushing to put their cloths back on. Eleanor rushed out of the room after putting her pale white suit pants and blouse on. On her way out she fixed her hair. Walking into Syaoran's office she smiled at him sweetly and walked over to him before kissing his check.
Syaoran flinched when she did, not because she had frightened him, but because his trip down memory lane the past few days brought back images of Sakura bouncing into his old apartment's small office and kissing him on the check before asking what he wanted for dinner.
Eleanor noticed this and narrowed her eyes at him before ridding it off.
Looking at the door to the office she saw Jason look at her before making his way past the door in a hurry trying not to make any noise.
Eleanor smiled and sat on Syaoran's lap when she saw that he didn't notice anything.
Sakura-
Looking at the doctor sitting before her she couldn't believe her eyes, trying hard to hide the smile on her face as he walked in the room to introduce himself to her as the man that was going to help her son.
"Miss. Kinomoto, how have you been?" Dr. Kudo asked her as he took a seat across from her like the other doctor did. Misha and Kyo were being watched by her father just out side the room and they could hear both of them laughing and occasionally Kyo would cough a little.
Hearing him cough Sakura would turn around hoping she could somehow see through the wall.
"I've been better."
"That's understandable, which makes this harder to tell you." Dr. Kudo looked at her and hoped she would agree to the travel arrangements. Sakura looked at the man hoping that no more bad news would come her way because she didn't know how much longer she would be able to hold in all her fears, and tears that were begging to reach out to someone.
"The news isn't so bad unless you're unwilling to travel, do to the situation Kyo is in, I would feel extremely better if he was to be taken care of by my staff and I because we're far more experienced in pediatrics then the hospital Kyo is currently being treated in." Dr. Kudo looked at and noticed how her shoulders relaxed when he finished.
"I'll go anywhere if it means I get to keep my baby boy." She whispered tightening her grip on the skirt she was wearing.
"I work in Hong Kong, we'd need to take him there, and he'll get the best treatment possible for his situation." Suddenly he could see her stiffen by the mention of the location of his office.
"Okay, when do we leave?" Sakura couldn't believe that she was asking him when they were going to leave to the one place she's been trying to stay away from for five years.
"By the end of the week, we need to get him there while he can still fly also so that his treatment can start as soon as possible." Sighing Sakura stood up and told them to give her a few days to get the tickets and then to get their visas.
Walking out of the doctor's office she held kyo in her arms hoping for the best, and that while they stay in Hong Kong she wouldn't see him.
Four days later-
Looking at the small apartment that she and her children had called home since the day they were born, she noticed for the first time that she had never felt at home here.
Shutting the door after double checking that they hadn't forgotten anything she locked the door and handed the keys to the superintendent of the building. Walking down the stairs carrying both Kyo and Misha that where still fast asleep, smiling down at them she thanked the cab driver for carrying their bags.
Air Port-
Misha stared wide eyed at the building before her, she had never seen ceilings so high before and she could see the plains landing and taking off; she wanted to show Kyo, but her mother had warned her not to wake him. Looking at her brother as he lay sleeping with their mothers jacket on him and with the pillow she also brought, she didn't like seeing him sleep all the time, she wanted her brother to come back and play with her again.
Sinking down on her seat she looked out the window praying that God would bring her brother back to her.
Sakura hadn't known how many times she had looked over to her shoulder to check on Kyo and Misha so she hadn't noticed when the line moved and she was up next until the woman cleared her throat. Handing the attendant their tickets she apologized, when they were checked in she went back to them and sat between Misha and Kyo running her hands through Kyo's hair and holding Misha close to her.
Plane-
Sakura sighed with relief as Kyo fell back asleep; she turned to look at Misha who was staring at her brother.
"What's wrong sweet?" Misha's eyes left Kyo for only a second to look at her mother.
"Is he going to leave us Mama?" Misha whispered touching Kyo's head with her right hand as if in hopes he would somehow be healed.
"That is why were going to Hong Kong, so that he wont leave." Sakura said pulling Misha onto her lap and kissing her forehead, watching the two people that now make up her life she fell asleep.
Syaoran-
Looking at his mother he couldn't believe what she had just told him, frowning he stood up and yanked his hand throw his hair. His black suit suddenly felt too tight, loosening his tie he turned around to face the woman he considered to be one of the most ruthless people he had ever met.
"It's like I said, the wedding will be in four months I think six's is just too far away. Besides you should be excited to have your marriage date moved up." Scowling she stood up without a word with her elegant silk blouse and pants flowed about her legs. She didn't want to admit to herself that her son looked much older than he should for only twenty six.
Syaoran watched her back as she left the room, sighing he sat down on the couch with his head in his hands. He didn't want his mother to know about his doubts; he had called a man last night to help him find Sakura. Maybe if he saw how happy she was then he would be able to move on, but he prayed to god that she wouldn't be, not after what she had done to him, but deep in his heart he ached for her to ask him to stay with her. Groaning he stood up and walked over to his father's book shelf to find something interesting to flip through until his father got home.
Finding a book he had never heard of off the shelf he began to open it only to find photos in it. Grinning at the thought of his father having a soft side after all he opened the first page to find a picture of him and Sakura.
The grin on his face slipped as he continued to turn pages and found pictures of him and Sakura, but one picture caught his eye before someone graded the book from him and hit him on the head with it. It was of a young boy and girl sitting on his father's lap, but he couldn't figure out who they were so he let it drop for now.
Holding the back of his head he turned to find his father looking at him with a frown on his old face, over the past few years he noticed his father succumb to time, and he felt his heart wrench at the thought that he wouldn't be with him forever.
"How much did you see?" Shocked by his father's question Syaoran frowned wondering if he meant that picture.
"I believe I should be the one upset here, you have pictures of my fiancé and I in your library." He growled
"I believe that Sakura is your ex fiancé don't you?" Syaoran stiffened when his father pointed out his mistake, slowly walking over to the window he looked out it leaning his forehead against it.
"Why, why do you have pictures of her and me?" his father looked at him with a sorrowful face wishing that he could tell him that Sakura was coming back to Hong Kong, but something in him told him that by doing so Kyo and Misha might not be safe. There was no telling what Syaoran would do if he found out the dark secret of the past and no telling just what his fiancée would do either.
"God, looking at those pictures, why?" this time Syaoran looked at his father, Yoji nearly gasped seeing the pain in his sons eyes, biting his tong he simply smiled at him before joining him at the window.
"I guess, I keep them to remind me that you didn't always frown." With that said his father walked over to his desk and placed the photo album inside a drawer and locked it.
"I still smile." Syaoran turned to look at his father hoping for his agreement, but no such agreement came.
Looking back out the window he wondered if he should tell his father what he had done or not. Deciding it would be best he turned around a little so that he could look the man in the eyes.
"I called a detective today." Syaoran waited for his father to show a sign that he was listening and when he did Syaoran continued. "I want to find her, to see if she's moved on, and if she has then everything is okay." Syaoran was surprised to see his father stiffen and then stand up to look at him with eyes that only meant that he was not pleased.
"No." Yoji looked at his son sternly before continuing. "You don't want to see if she's moved on and is happy you want to see her alone and unhappy, but let me worn you that if indeed you find her don't let your anger control you." His father whispered, "Don't let what you see cause you to hurt her, I'm sure her life is hard enough without you coming back, actually I would say you have a much easier life than her." He whispered the last part so softly that Syaoran could barely hear it. Yoji flipped open his planer and looked at the picture of him and his two grandbabies that he had to go pick up in an hour.
Looking at his father he couldn't help, but feel he was keeping something from him, and quiet possibly it had something to do with that picture, he was determined to find out now.
"I have to leave to meet a business client of mine for dinner I'll be home soon." Syaoran took that as a sign to leave the room. Frowning Syaoran walked out into the poorly lit hall and made his way down to the living area so he could speak with his cousin about the seating arrangements.
Syaoran and Meiling went over who was to sit where and over what people would be eating. When Yoji walked into the room wearing a pair of kaki pants and a dark red button up shirt giving Syaoran the feeling that his father didn't have a meeting tonight.
"I'm off I should be back by ten, eleven the latest tell your mother she can reach me on my cell phone and that she shouldn't wait up for me I'll just wake her up when I come in.
When he left the room both of them looked at each other oddly, when the front door closed and they heard a car start Meiling sat back on the love seat she was occupying.
"I have a feeling he's not going out on a business dinner." She mumbled, but was caught off guard when Syaoran scowled.
"He doesn't have a business dinner damn it, if he did I'd know about it, what the hell was I thinking." He looked at Meiling and sighed something he found himself doing a lot lately.
AirPort-
Yoji stood by waiting for Sakura and his grandchildren to exit the plane; he couldn't help but feel guilty about seeing her when Syaoran was still trying to figure out what he was supposed to do. Not only did he feel guilty about how Sakura left and then about her coming back, but he couldn't help but feel that he shouldn't have paid off the detective his son hired to find her just a few minutes ago. Maybe it was best he find her maybe then Kyo would have a better chance.
When Sakura appeared in the exit of the gate holding two little bundles in her arms his heavy heart grew. Smiling at her he walked over and took Misha out of her arms, on the way to get their bags he noticed how tired she looked and wondered if she slept at all on the plain.
Sakura felt sick, she couldn't get the feeling to leave her just looking around the airport reminded her of the day she first came to Hong Kong and the day she left, broken and lost. She found it funny that she came here feeling the same way she felt when she left. The only difference was that she left carrying something that connected her to this place.
Finding their bags Yoji drove them to a small apartment where she and her children were to live until Kyo was better. Yoji had tried to get her to allow him to pay for the apartment and for Kyo's hospital bills, but Sakura turned him down. Now walking up to the apartment she wished she had at least let him help her out a little, she felt so over whelmed with everything.
Walking up the stairs holding Misha he noticed that Sakura looked exactly the same the only thing that was different about her was the fact that her hair was longer and she was a much stronger woman, but then again she had to be just to be able to smile everyday even when Kyo's not around.
Putting the key into the lock and turning it, the wood door opened to a small one room apartment with a small kitchen and bathroom. Yoji bit his tong trying not to object to the place. After all it was in a good neighborhood and in a close proximity of the hospital and his home.
Placing Misha next to Kyo on the full bed that he had bought for them which Sakura was upset with but eventually agreed it was okay. Once putting them down he finally decided he couldn't handle the silence anymore. Walking over to the couch that had arrived yesterday he sat down next to her. Looking her over he saw that the white t-shirt was wrinkled and her jeans had small juice stains on them, and her hair was up in a messy bun. He couldn't help but smile, she had to be one of the strongest women he had ever met, and she had to be to have put up with his son and his wife. Shaking his head he sighed wondering when fate would bring Sakura and his son back together.
"Misha starts her schooling in two days, and Kyo will have his schooling to." Yoji had fought on that one two, saying that they needed schooling in Chinese and that a small beginner school would be perfect for them.
Sakura looked over at him and smiled a little before standing up and going into a box that said fragile on it. Pulling out two cups she filled them with water and placed them both in the microwave on the small off white counter. Pulling out two tea bags she turned around and faced Yoji looking him square in the eye, "I do appreciate you paying for them to be going to that day care but I don't want you to think that you need to pay for everything. I had an interview with someone back in England and I have a job as a long term substitute teacher at a really nice privet school so I am making money contrary to what you want to think."
Sitting on the couch still Yoji shook his head, "I know you have money, but it's not enough to pay for everything. Kyo's hospital bills are out ragas and your barley paying the minimum. Sakura you cant do this on your own!" Yoji seemed to growl at her before looking at his watch and noticing it was almost midnight. Sakura pulled the cups out of the microwave and placed a tea bag in both handing him one of the cups, "Take it with you, you need something to keep you awake on your way home." Nodding at her he took the cup and headed out the door. Saying good bye Sakura took her cup and sat it down on the counter.
Looking through the last to boxes she had of her own she found some sheets and placed them on the couch. Picking her cup back up she walked into the room her two angles were sleeping in and watched them. Touching Kyo's hair she couldn't help but yearn for Syaoran to be standing here holding her, telling her that everything was going to be okay. But he wasn't here he was tucked away in bed holding a woman that claimed to love him more then her.
Holding back her sob she walked back into the living room and placed the cup down on the floor. Turning the light off she pulled the sheets up over her and fell asleep thinking of the man she loved and lost.
Syaoran-
He couldn't believe it his father still wasn't home and it was well past midnight now, and he wasn't answering his phone. Meiling looked bored sitting on the couch as she flipped through a magazine blowing a piece of hair out of her face.
Hearing a car pull up she sighed in relief thinking that she was free to go only to hear Syaoran tell her to sit back down. When Yoji walked into the room he unbuttoned the first two buttons on his shirt, walking over to the whisky tray he poured himself a glass and drank it all down in two gulps. Placing the cup down he turned around to find a seething Syaoran and a Meiling that looked more peeved at Syaoran then him.
Yoji's tired brown eyes looked at his son then his niece already guessing what they wanted to talk to him about. "I'm sorry the meeting had gone longer then I thought it would." Rubbing his temples, he sighed and sat down on the cushioned dark oak red chair in the corner lying back he watched his son glare at him.
" Funny how you didn't have any such meeting planed at all, I checked all of your calendars, so don't say it was a last minute thing, where were you?" his voice was above a small whisper which sent chills up Meiling's spin and made Yoji frown.
"I don't take orders from you, and I certainly don't answer to you, so please tell me why you believe I do." Staring at his son the same why he had stared at him.
"Father, do you have any idea what mother is going to do to you when she finds out about your secret rendezvous at night?" Syaoran became even more furious when his father began to laugh, he couldn't believe the man was laughing about something so serious.
"What's so funny about it?" Meiling asked as her curiosity began to take over, she knew her uncle would never cheat, but now that she thought about it, it was a bit odd for him to just jump up and say he had a meeting, most of the time when he left suddenly he always told them where he was and where he was staying.
"What's so funny is that the two of you actually think I would risk losing my wife whom I do love, but I don't agree with on everything for a small night of fun. Though I must say I didn't have fun tonight I actually had and very hard a tiring night helping a friend of mine move into a new home." For the first time in Syaoran's life he felt sick seeing the look in his fathers eyes, he looked helpless and so lost something Syaoran had hoped never to see present in his father, but standing there in front of him today he saw it he saw for the first time in his life that his father had a weakness, but what…
Sakura-
Walking into the hospital was always the worst thing in Sakura's book, and especially a hospital in Hong Kong. Holding Kyo and Misha's hand she walked up to the front desk to tell the lady she had an appointment with a Dr. Kudo.
When she was told she had to wait all she did was nod causing some of her hair that was up in a messy bun to fall. Walking over to the waiting area Sakura picked Kyo up and sat as far as possible from all the other people waiting to be looked at. Tugging at Kyo's white t-shirt to make him more presentable she noticed that on her dark blue sun dress was a tea stain sighing she buttoned her white sweater and tried to make it go a little longer because it only covered half the spot that was a little above her bellybutton.
"Mamma, how long we here for?" Misha asked as she looked at all the odd people staring at them, and inching closer to her mother who had just placed her arm around her and pulled her even closer.
"Hopefully not much longer, I don't want Kyo or you to get sick." Looking back at the front desk she saw Dr. Kudo smiling at her and waving her to him. Standing up she picked Misha up as well which was a bit much for her to carry, but she had gotten used to it.
"Hello Miss. Kinomoto I hope your flight went well and that you found your apartment okay." Sakura couldn't help, but smile at the man as he made small chat with her and the kids on the way to his office. Noticing all the rooms she passed had children in it she was surprised when she was lead into a room where Kyo was to stay on the fourth floor.
"What do you mean Kyo has to stay in the hospital now, I was told he was okay enough to stay home with me and Misha." Sakura looked at Dr. Kudo hoping for some answers.
"I'm sorry, but we can't risk Misha or you getting Kyo sick… I think we should talk out here." Dr. Kudo opened the door to the room they were standing in; Sakura looked at both Misha and Kyo sitting on the bed playing some game they made up.
Misha watched her mother leave the room with the man she met back home, looking back at her brother she smiled at him. "Kyo you're going to be with me always right?" Misha pleaded with her older brother by 2 minutes. Kyo grind at her the very grin their mother always said reminded her of him who ever him was.
"Yeah Misha why do keep asking me that?" Kyo asked, but didn't seem to mind or even be bothered with the question.
"Because you never pinky promise you just say yeah, like mommy does when she says we can stay up late which we never get to so…" By now Misha was watching her mother and the Doctor talk out side the room, and Kyo simply stared out the window at her to.
Both brother and sister sat watching their mother come to tears as the doctor spoke again, and then she collapsed to the floor.
Their pinkies hocked and then their hands clasped to gather wishing that they could go back to the way things were before.
"I'm scared Misha."
"Me to."
Syaoran-
Walking into his office that day was harder than he thought it would be, the man he called to look for Sakura had called him earlier that morning and told him that she was in Hong Kong, and when he asked where the man told him he didn't know, that it would take a few more days to find her.
"Mr. Li you have two messages on your desk a meeting at ten and lunch at one with the VP of Dishcans about the ports opening in Scotland and Florida. Also your father called he wants you to call after your first meeting today I was told to give it to you personally, Also your coffees on your desk."
"Thank you Mr. Saionji." With that Syaoran walked into his office alone and went straight to work.
At lunch he couldn't help, but feel a little anxious; he kept his eyes to the door and hopped that just maybe she would walk through them hanging on some guys arm or better alone.
Coming back to reality when the man he was having the meeting with about something he and his father had already decided about a week ago when the meeting was first set up. Niether he or his father thought that the ports would be good investments. Taking a drink from his wine glass he looked back once more when the door opened, then standing up he shook the mans hand and said he would talk it over with his executives and get back to him by the end of the week.
When the man walked out of the small café restaurant Syaoran sat back down and finished off of the rest of his wine before standing up and nodding at the manager before leaving.
Yoji-
He couldn't believe what Sakura had told him over the phone when he was at lunch the news came completely unwanted Kyo was to stay in the hospital until he was completely better. To know that his sole heir to his company and his beloved grandbaby was so ill he couldn't even leave the hospital, but something wasn't right Sakura seemed to be holding back something though.
Walking now up to the front of the hospital he planed to spend the rest of the day with Misha and Kyo. Sakura didn't seem angry at all with him coming and to be exact she seemed grateful for him coming. At the end of the day when guest hours were over he walked Sakura and Misha out of the Hospital and then somewhere to eat.
Arriving at a nice family restaurant they all got out of the car and went inside to eat, when they sat down Sakura realized she had forgotten her purse in the car Yoji gave her the keys and she went out to get it.
Syaoran-
Stopping at a red light he looked across the street and saw a car that looked like his fathers car, but deciding it wasn't because his father was supposed to be at home right now with the rest of his family for their once a week family dinner.
When he looked back at the car his heart stopped a woman was standing next to it and trying to unlock it when she did she bent over picked up something before getting out, shutting the door, and locking it.
When she stud up fully and looked across the street Syaoran saw her fully and nearly had a heart attach there standing across the street from him was the woman he dreamed of every night for the past five years, and the woman he wished he chased.
Sakura-
She panicked she didn't know what to do, instead of stay out there and letting him come to her she looked back at Yoji's car before turning around and walking back into the restaurant and sitting down hoping he wouldn't come looking for her.
Though she couldn't help the pain she felt that night tucking Misha in to bed because he hadn't come into the restaurant to find her, and for the first time she knew that he had done what she couldn't ever do, forget the love they had together…..
That's it for this chapter! I hope you all liked it, and enjoyed that last scene, and don't worry I have more suppresses for you yet…. ByE!
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